Medford, Oregon Job Growth

There were 89,900 jobs in Medford, Oregon in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 101,039 employed persons for the month. Medford added 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 861 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Medford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	89,900	+300	+1,500
CPS	101,039	+861	-546

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 February 2019 is at a new high of 89,900.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 101,665 for Medford in March 2018. 626 jobs have been lost in Medford since then according to the household survey. From a December 2018 low of 99,497, Medford has added 1,542 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Medford, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	89,900	300	101,039	861
January 2019	89,600	1,200	100,178	681
December 2018	88,400	-400	99,497	-76
November 2018	88,800	-100	99,573	-544
October 2018	88,900	0	100,117	-30
September 2018	88,900	300	100,147	-396
August 2018	88,600	100	100,543	-386
July 2018	88,500	-300	100,929	453
June 2018	88,800	200	100,476	-281
May 2018	88,600	-300	100,757	-420
April 2018	88,900	200	101,177	-488
March 2018	88,700	300	101,665	80