Bend-Redmond, Oregon Job Growth

There were 88,100 jobs in Bend, Oregon in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 92,950 employed persons for the month. Bend added 200 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 277 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bend job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	88,100	+200	+2,700
CPS	92,950	+277	+1,114

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 in October 2019 is at a new high of 88,100.

CPS employment in October 2019 for Bend is at a new high of 92,950.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bend, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	88,100	200	92,950	277
September 2019	87,900	900	92,673	134
August 2019	87,000	500	92,539	-5
July 2019	86,500	300	92,544	-88
June 2019	86,200	-400	92,632	-179
May 2019	86,600	-200	92,811	67
April 2019	86,800	0	92,744	44
March 2019	86,800	200	92,700	176
February 2019	86,600	100	92,524	349
January 2019	86,500	300	92,175	271
December 2018	86,200	800	91,904	-7
November 2018	85,400	0	91,911	75