Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington Job Growth

There were 92,400 jobs in Bremerton, Washington in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 115,119 employed persons for the month. Bremerton added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 336 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bremerton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	92,400	+100	+2,400
CPS	115,119	+336	+3,103

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 in February 2018 is at a new high of 92,400.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 118,592 for Bremerton in July 2008. 3,473 jobs have been lost in Bremerton since then according to the household survey. From a May 2013 low of 104,877, Bremerton has added 10,242 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bremerton, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	92,400	100	115,119	336
January 2018	92,300	200	114,783	352
December 2017	92,100	700	114,431	-807
November 2017	91,400	100	115,238	-523
October 2017	91,300	300	115,761	722
September 2017	91,000	100	115,039	717
August 2017	90,900	200	114,322	-282
July 2017	90,700	-400	114,604	1,044
June 2017	91,100	400	113,560	1,372
May 2017	90,700	300	112,188	-320
April 2017	90,400	300	112,508	854
March 2017	90,100	100	111,654	-362