Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska Job Growth

There were 511,700 jobs in Omaha, Nebraska in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 483,768 employed persons for the month. Omaha added 700 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,201 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Omaha job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	511,700	+700	+9,500
CPS	483,768	+2,201	+10,776

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 in July 2019 is at a new high of 511,700.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Omaha is at a new high of 483,768.

Employment: CES, CPS

Omaha, Nebraska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	511,700	700	483,768	2,201
June 2019	511,000	1,400	481,567	2,318
May 2019	509,600	700	479,249	1,466
April 2019	508,900	1,100	477,783	1,329
March 2019	507,800	500	476,454	1,090
February 2019	507,300	-500	475,364	1,184
January 2019	507,800	2,000	474,180	713
December 2018	505,800	1,800	473,467	-31
November 2018	504,000	1,000	473,498	-80
October 2018	503,000	600	473,578	58
September 2018	502,400	300	473,520	199
August 2018	502,100	-100	473,321	329