Salem, Oregon Job Growth

There were 171,100 jobs in Salem, Oregon in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 193,964 employed persons for the month. Salem lost 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 154 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salem job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	171,100	-100	+2,700
CPS	193,964	-154	+1,423

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 May 2019 at 171,200. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Salem according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 194,227 for Salem in May 2019. 263 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
July 2019	171,100	-100	193,964	-154
June 2019	171,200	0	194,118	-109
May 2019	171,200	200	194,227	133
April 2019	171,000	300	194,094	174
March 2019	170,700	800	193,920	313
February 2019	169,900	200	193,607	322
January 2019	169,700	500	193,285	180
December 2018	169,200	-400	193,105	2
November 2018	169,600	600	193,103	49
October 2018	169,000	900	193,054	173
September 2018	168,100	300	192,881	187
August 2018	167,800	-600	192,694	153