Medford, Oregon Job Growth

There were 88,500 jobs in Medford, Oregon in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 99,769 employed persons for the month. Medford lost 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 378 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Medford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	88,500	-600	+1,000
CPS	99,769	-378	-21

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 peaked in July 2018 at 89,700. Since then 1,200 jobs have been lost in Medford according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 101,665 for Medford in March 2018. 1,896 jobs have been lost in Medford since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Medford, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	88,500	-600	99,769	-378
September 2018	89,100	-600	100,147	-396
August 2018	89,700	0	100,543	-386
July 2018	89,700	200	100,929	453
June 2018	89,500	400	100,476	-281
May 2018	89,100	100	100,757	-420
April 2018	89,000	0	101,177	-488
March 2018	89,000	500	101,665	80
February 2018	88,500	500	101,585	864
January 2018	88,000	800	100,721	781
December 2017	87,200	300	99,940	96
November 2017	86,900	-600	99,844	54