Salem, Oregon Job Growth

There were 168,200 jobs in Salem, Oregon in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 193,411 employed persons for the month. Salem added 700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 721 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salem job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	168,200	+700	+5,200
CPS	193,411	+721	-1,415

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

Salem, Oregon Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Salem in October 2018 is at a new high of 168,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 196,533 for Salem in December 2017. 3,122 jobs have been lost in Salem since then according to the household survey. From a June 2018 low of 191,933, Salem has added 1,478 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salem, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	168,200	700	193,411	721
September 2018	167,500	0	192,690	-504
August 2018	167,500	0	193,194	526
July 2018	167,500	1,200	192,668	735
June 2018	166,300	100	191,933	-1,004
May 2018	166,200	-200	192,937	-284
April 2018	166,400	200	193,221	-1,449
March 2018	166,200	300	194,670	-1,500
February 2018	165,900	300	196,170	14
January 2018	165,600	700	196,156	-377
December 2017	164,900	800	196,533	848
November 2017	164,100	1,100	195,685	859