Bend-Redmond, Oregon Job Growth

There were 83,300 jobs in Bend, Oregon in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 91,205 employed persons for the month. Bend lost 600 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 988 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bend job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	83,300	-600	+2,300
CPS	91,205	-988	+2,093

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 2018 at 83,900. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Bend according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 92,193 for Bend in March 2018. 988 jobs have been lost in Bend since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bend, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	83,300	-600	91,205	-988
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
October 2017	81,900	-100	90,586	214
September 2017	82,000	400	90,372	325
August 2017	81,600	100	90,047	369
July 2017	81,500	100	89,678	251
June 2017	81,400	300	89,427	158
May 2017	81,100	100	89,269	157