Bellingham, Washington Job Growth

There were 97,300 jobs in Bellingham, Washington in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 109,607 employed persons for the month. Bellingham lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 881 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bellingham job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	97,300	-100	+2,800
CPS	109,607	+881	+4,833

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 peaked in January 2019 at 97,400. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Bellingham according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Bellingham is at a new high of 109,607.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bellingham, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	97,300	-100	109,607	881
January 2019	97,400	800	108,726	196
December 2018	96,600	200	108,530	326
November 2018	96,400	400	108,204	582
October 2018	96,000	-100	107,622	815
September 2018	96,100	400	106,807	763
August 2018	95,700	500	106,044	-75
July 2018	95,200	-300	106,119	188
June 2018	95,500	300	105,931	260
May 2018	95,200	300	105,671	532
April 2018	94,900	0	105,139	105
March 2018	94,900	400	105,034	260