Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington Job Growth

There were 94,300 jobs in Bremerton, Washington in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 120,009 employed persons for the month. Bremerton lost 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 970 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bremerton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	94,300	-300	+1,800
CPS	120,009	+970	+4,800

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 January 2019 at 94,600. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Bremerton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Bremerton is at a new high of 120,009.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bremerton, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	94,300	-300	120,009	970
January 2019	94,600	600	119,039	513
December 2018	94,000	100	118,526	917
November 2018	93,900	300	117,609	445
October 2018	93,600	0	117,164	650
September 2018	93,600	400	116,514	827
August 2018	93,200	-100	115,687	40
July 2018	93,300	0	115,647	-249
June 2018	93,300	200	115,896	19
May 2018	93,100	200	115,877	554
April 2018	92,900	0	115,323	-80
March 2018	92,900	400	115,403	194