Oregon Job Growth

There were 1,931,900 jobs in Oregon in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,030,751 employed persons for the month. Oregon added 300 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 11 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Oregon job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,931,900	+300	+35,100
CPS	2,030,751	-11	-2,225

Oregon Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Oregon 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 in Oregon

CES employment in December 2018 for Oregon is at a new high of 1,931,900.

CPS employment in Oregon reached a maximum of 2,043,490 in March 2018. 12,739 jobs have been lost in Oregon since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 2,030,498, Oregon has added 253 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	1,931,900	300	2,030,751	-11
November 2018	1,931,600	300	2,030,762	217
October 2018	1,931,300	4,300	2,030,545	47
September 2018	1,927,000	4,700	2,030,498	-1,172
August 2018	1,922,300	2,400	2,031,670	-2,438
July 2018	1,919,900	3,400	2,034,108	-1,378
June 2018	1,916,500	6,600	2,035,486	-3,542
May 2018	1,909,900	3,200	2,039,028	-2,366
April 2018	1,906,700	-700	2,041,394	-2,096
March 2018	1,907,400	5,000	2,043,490	1,730
February 2018	1,902,400	700	2,041,760	4,234
January 2018	1,901,700	4,900	2,037,526	4,550