Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska Job Growth

There were 462,100 jobs in Omaha, Nebraska in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 448,713 employed persons for the month. Omaha lost 50,300 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 37,541 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Omaha job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	462,100	-50,300	-42,900
CPS	448,713	-37,541	-30,512

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 2020 at 514,600. Since then 52,500 jobs have been lost in Omaha according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 486,254 for Omaha in March 2020. 37,541 jobs have been lost in Omaha since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Omaha, Nebraska Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	462,100	-50,300	448,713	-37,541
March 2020	512,400	-2,200	486,254	687
February 2020	514,600	0	485,567	828
January 2020	514,600	2,200	484,739	1,010
December 2019	512,400	2,400	483,729	-201
November 2019	510,000	-500	483,930	-71
October 2019	510,500	3,500	484,001	59
September 2019	507,000	-800	483,942	324
August 2019	507,800	500	483,618	712
July 2019	507,300	700	482,906	1,072
June 2019	506,600	500	481,834	1,310
May 2019	506,100	1,100	480,524	1,299