Bellingham, Washington Job Growth

There were 96,500 jobs in Bellingham, Washington in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 107,958 employed persons for the month. Bellingham added 1,000 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,151 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bellingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	96,500	+1,000	+3,400
CPS	107,958	+1,151	+2,218

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 96,500.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Bellingham is at a new high of 107,958.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bellingham, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	96,500	1,000	107,958	1,151
September 2018	95,500	300	106,807	763
August 2018	95,200	-400	106,044	-75
July 2018	95,600	100	106,119	188
June 2018	95,500	800	105,931	260
May 2018	94,700	200	105,671	532
April 2018	94,500	100	105,139	105
March 2018	94,400	0	105,034	260
February 2018	94,400	300	104,774	-105
January 2018	94,100	300	104,879	-1,093
December 2017	93,800	500	105,972	83
November 2017	93,300	200	105,889	149