Department of Numbers

Bend-Redmond, Oregon Job Growth

There were 92,200 jobs in Bend, Oregon in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 97,215 employed persons for the month. Bend lost 100 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 20 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bend job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 92,200 -100 +1,400
CPS 97,215 -20 -1,536

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 2023 at 92,300. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Bend according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 99,340 for Bend in February 2022. 2,125 jobs have been lost in Bend since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

Bend, Oregon Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 92,200 -100 97,215 -20
September 2023 92,300 400 97,235 -124
August 2023 91,900 100 97,359 -312
July 2023 91,800 0 97,671 -348
June 2023 91,800 -200 98,019 -242
May 2023 92,000 200 98,261 -368
April 2023 91,800 -100 98,629 -229
March 2023 91,900 0 98,858 -2
February 2023 91,900 -200 98,860 -62
January 2023 92,100 500 98,922 147
December 2022 91,600 200 98,775 4
November 2022 91,400 600 98,771 20