Eugene, Oregon Job Growth

There were 163,500 jobs in Eugene, Oregon in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 173,442 employed persons for the month. Eugene added 1,200 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 264 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eugene job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	163,500	+1,200	+2,200
CPS	173,442	+264	-615

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 in April 2019 is at a new high of 163,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 174,362 for Eugene in December 2017. 920 jobs have been lost in Eugene since then according to the household survey. From a November 2018 low of 172,875, Eugene has added 567 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Eugene, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	163,500	1,200	173,442	264
March 2019	162,300	600	173,178	132
February 2019	161,700	-700	173,046	86
January 2019	162,400	2,200	172,960	70
December 2018	160,200	-700	172,890	15
November 2018	160,900	100	172,875	-106
October 2018	160,800	-1,400	172,981	-300
September 2018	162,200	200	173,281	-304
August 2018	162,000	0	173,585	-240
July 2018	162,000	200	173,825	-127
June 2018	161,800	300	173,952	-59
May 2018	161,500	200	174,011	-46