Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington Job Growth

There were 84,200 jobs in Bremerton, Washington in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 111,890 employed persons for the month. Bremerton lost 12,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 10,141 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bremerton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	84,200	-12,000	-11,100
CPS	111,890	-10,141	-9,780

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

Bremerton, Washington Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Bremerton peaked in February 2020 at 97,200. Since then 13,000 jobs have been lost in Bremerton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 125,637 for Bremerton in February 2020. 13,747 jobs have been lost in Bremerton since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bremerton, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	84,200	-12,000	111,890	-10,141
March 2020	96,200	-1,000	122,031	-3,606
February 2020	97,200	800	125,637	488
January 2020	96,400	-400	125,149	-472
December 2019	96,800	0	125,621	470
November 2019	96,800	800	125,151	554
October 2019	96,000	300	124,597	596
September 2019	95,700	300	124,001	591
August 2019	95,400	300	123,410	532
July 2019	95,100	0	122,878	445
June 2019	95,100	-300	122,433	388
May 2019	95,400	100	122,045	375