Salem, Oregon Job Growth

There were 170,100 jobs in Salem, Oregon in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 193,737 employed persons for the month. Salem added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 738 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salem job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	170,100	+400	+2,500
CPS	193,737	+738	-2,433

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 2019 is at a new high of 170,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 196,533 for Salem in December 2017. 2,796 jobs have been lost in Salem since then according to the household survey. From a June 2018 low of 191,933, Salem has added 1,804 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salem, Oregon Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	170,100	400	193,737	738
January 2019	169,700	500	192,999	43
December 2018	169,200	-400	192,956	-611
November 2018	169,600	600	193,567	212
October 2018	169,000	900	193,355	665
September 2018	168,100	300	192,690	-504
August 2018	167,800	-600	193,194	526
July 2018	168,400	800	192,668	735
June 2018	167,600	-500	191,933	-1,004
May 2018	168,100	400	192,937	-284
April 2018	167,700	100	193,221	-1,449
March 2018	167,600	0	194,670	-1,500