Medford, Oregon Job Growth

There were 92,000 jobs in Medford, Oregon in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 101,119 employed persons for the month. Medford added 300 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 43 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Medford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	92,000	+300	+3,200
CPS	101,119	+43	+1,521

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

Medford, Oregon Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Medford in November 2019 is at a new high of 92,000.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 101,161 for Medford in August 2019. 42 jobs have been lost in Medford since then according to the household survey. From a October 2019 low of 101,076, Medford has added 43 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Medford, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	92,000	300	101,119	43
October 2019	91,700	200	101,076	-14
September 2019	91,500	800	101,090	-71
August 2019	90,700	-400	101,161	43
July 2019	91,100	100	101,118	156
June 2019	91,000	200	100,962	85
May 2019	90,800	200	100,877	273
April 2019	90,600	400	100,604	198
March 2019	90,200	400	100,406	306
February 2019	89,800	200	100,100	323
January 2019	89,600	1,200	99,777	169
December 2018	88,400	-400	99,608	10