Eugene, Oregon Job Growth

There were 162,900 jobs in Eugene, Oregon in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 175,504 employed persons for the month. Eugene lost 900 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 902 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eugene job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	162,900	-900	+3,600
CPS	175,504	-902	-231

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

Eugene, Oregon Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Eugene peaked in August 2018 at 164,400. Since then 1,500 jobs have been lost in Eugene according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 178,278 for Eugene in February 2018. 2,774 jobs have been lost in Eugene since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Eugene, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	162,900	-900	175,504	-902
September 2018	163,800	-600	176,406	172
August 2018	164,400	800	176,234	-402
July 2018	163,600	300	176,636	395
June 2018	163,300	700	176,241	-346
May 2018	162,600	300	176,587	343
April 2018	162,300	300	176,244	-1,323
March 2018	162,000	0	177,567	-711
February 2018	162,000	400	178,278	528
January 2018	161,600	1,300	177,750	1,544
December 2017	160,300	800	176,206	418
November 2017	159,500	200	175,788	53