Bend-Redmond, Oregon Job Growth

There were 85,200 jobs in Bend, Oregon in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 92,133 employed persons for the month. Bend lost 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 143 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bend job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	85,200	-200	+3,300
CPS	92,133	+143	+1,547

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

Bend, Oregon Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Bend 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 Bend, Oregon

CES employment for Bend peaked in September 2018 at 85,400. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Bend according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 92,193 for Bend in March 2018. 60 jobs have been lost in Bend since then according to the household survey. From a May 2018 low of 91,360, Bend has added 773 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bend, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	85,200	-200	92,133	143
September 2018	85,400	500	91,990	492
August 2018	84,900	400	91,498	-245
July 2018	84,500	-100	91,743	269
June 2018	84,600	600	91,474	114
May 2018	84,000	200	91,360	-25
April 2018	83,800	-100	91,385	-808
March 2018	83,900	300	92,193	33
February 2018	83,600	600	92,160	611
January 2018	83,000	200	91,549	727
December 2017	82,800	400	90,822	75
November 2017	82,400	500	90,747	161