Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington Job Growth

There were 92,900 jobs in Bremerton, Washington in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 117,147 employed persons for the month. Bremerton lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 633 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bremerton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	92,900	-100	+1,600
CPS	117,147	+633	+848

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 August 2018 at 93,000. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Bremerton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 118,592 for Bremerton in July 2008. 1,445 jobs have been lost in Bremerton since then according to the household survey. From a May 2013 low of 105,182, Bremerton has added 11,965 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bremerton, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	92,900	-100	117,147	633
September 2018	93,000	0	116,514	827
August 2018	93,000	200	115,687	40
July 2018	92,800	0	115,647	-249
June 2018	92,800	0	115,896	19
May 2018	92,800	200	115,877	554
April 2018	92,600	300	115,323	-80
March 2018	92,300	0	115,403	194
February 2018	92,300	0	115,209	-296
January 2018	92,300	200	115,505	-1,108
December 2017	92,100	700	116,613	205
November 2017	91,400	100	116,408	109