Salem, Oregon Job Growth

There were 148,800 jobs in Salem, Oregon in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 172,352 employed persons for the month. Salem lost 23,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 23,102 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salem job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	148,800	-23,900	-22,100
CPS	172,352	-23,102	-20,797

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 peaked in February 2020 at 173,700. Since then 24,900 jobs have been lost in Salem according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 195,454 for Salem in March 2020. 23,102 jobs have been lost in Salem since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salem, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	148,800	-23,900	172,352	-23,102
March 2020	172,700	-1,000	195,454	305
February 2020	173,700	900	195,149	327
January 2020	172,800	-200	194,822	-453
December 2019	173,000	800	195,275	331
November 2019	172,200	300	194,944	378
October 2019	171,900	0	194,566	404
September 2019	171,900	600	194,162	390
August 2019	171,300	200	193,772	324
July 2019	171,100	300	193,448	202
June 2019	170,800	0	193,246	84
May 2019	170,800	-100	193,162	13