Salem, Oregon Job Growth

There were 165,900 jobs in Salem, Oregon in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 196,572 employed persons for the month. Salem added 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 230 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salem job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	165,900	+300	+2,300
CPS	196,572	-230	+4,763

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 February 2018 is at a new high of 165,900.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 198,725 for Salem in December 2017. 2,153 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
February 2018	165,900	300	196,572	-230
January 2018	165,600	700	196,802	-1,923
December 2017	164,900	800	198,725	1,146
November 2017	164,100	1,100	197,579	1,799
October 2017	163,000	-800	195,780	1,111
September 2017	163,800	-200	194,669	976
August 2017	164,000	400	193,693	-668
July 2017	163,600	-600	194,361	-64
June 2017	164,200	0	194,425	-171
May 2017	164,200	500	194,596	1,150
April 2017	163,700	-200	193,446	1,356
March 2017	163,900	300	192,090	281