Bend-Redmond, Oregon Job Growth

There were 86,600 jobs in Bend, Oregon in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 92,716 employed persons for the month. Bend lost 200 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 16 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bend job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	86,600	-200	+2,500
CPS	92,716	+16	+1,698

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 March 2019 at 86,800. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Bend according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in April 2019 for Bend is at a new high of 92,716.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bend, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	86,600	-200	92,716	16
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
October 2018	85,400	900	91,836	241
September 2018	84,500	100	91,595	259
August 2018	84,400	100	91,336	188
July 2018	84,300	-100	91,148	95
June 2018	84,400	100	91,053	16
May 2018	84,300	200	91,037	19