Bellingham, Washington Job Growth

There were 94,500 jobs in Bellingham, Washington in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 105,267 employed persons for the month. Bellingham added 400 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 37 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bellingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	94,500	+400	+2,900
CPS	105,267	-37	+2,688

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

Bellingham, Washington Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Bellingham 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 Bellingham, Washington

CES employment for Bellingham in February 2018 is at a new high of 94,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 107,785 for Bellingham in November 2017. 2,518 jobs have been lost in Bellingham since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bellingham, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	94,500	400	105,267	-37
January 2018	94,100	300	105,304	-1,287
December 2017	93,800	500	106,591	-1,194
November 2017	93,300	200	107,785	277
October 2017	93,100	500	107,508	547
September 2017	92,600	0	106,961	1,509
August 2017	92,600	400	105,452	-1,036
July 2017	92,200	-100	106,488	1,458
June 2017	92,300	-100	105,030	1,222
May 2017	92,400	200	103,808	117
April 2017	92,200	400	103,691	893
March 2017	91,800	200	102,798	219