Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska Job Growth

There were 507,300 jobs in Omaha, Nebraska in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 478,656 employed persons for the month. Omaha lost 500 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 869 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Omaha job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	507,300	-500	+6,400
CPS	478,656	+869	+11,099

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Omaha, Nebraska Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Omaha as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Omaha, Nebraska

CES employment for Omaha peaked in January 2019 at 507,800. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Omaha according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Omaha is at a new high of 478,656.

Employment: CES, CPS

Omaha, Nebraska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	507,300	-500	478,656	869
January 2019	507,800	2,000	477,787	-400
December 2018	505,800	1,800	478,187	2,146
November 2018	504,000	1,000	476,041	-459
October 2018	503,000	600	476,500	1,123
September 2018	502,400	300	475,377	862
August 2018	502,100	-100	474,515	1,317
July 2018	502,200	-800	473,198	528
June 2018	503,000	-600	472,670	2,513
May 2018	503,600	1,900	470,157	1,586
April 2018	501,700	400	468,571	-104
March 2018	501,300	400	468,675	1,118