Eugene, Oregon Job Growth

There were 162,600 jobs in Eugene, Oregon in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 173,005 employed persons for the month. Eugene added 100 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 132 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Eugene job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	162,600	+100	+1,800
CPS	173,005	-132	+24

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 April 2019 at 163,400. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Eugene according to the employer survey. From a trough of 161,700 in July 2019, Eugene has gained 900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 174,362 for Eugene in December 2017. 1,357 jobs have been lost in Eugene since then according to the household survey. From a November 2018 low of 172,875, Eugene has added 130 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Eugene, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	162,600	100	173,005	-132
September 2019	162,500	-200	173,137	-240
August 2019	162,700	1,000	173,377	-88
July 2019	161,700	-1,100	173,465	-191
June 2019	162,800	300	173,656	-26
May 2019	162,500	-900	173,682	273
April 2019	163,400	1,100	173,409	231
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