Kennewick-Richland, Washington Job Growth

There were 115,100 jobs in Kennewick, Washington in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 131,190 employed persons for the month. Kennewick added 100 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 285 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kennewick job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	115,100	+100	+2,400
CPS	131,190	-285	+1,863

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

Kennewick, Washington Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Kennewick in April 2018 is at a new high of 115,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 132,543 for Kennewick in December 2017. 1,353 jobs have been lost in Kennewick since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kennewick, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	115,100	100	131,190	-285
March 2018	115,000	300	131,475	85
February 2018	114,700	100	131,390	-752
January 2018	114,600	300	132,142	-401
December 2017	114,300	500	132,543	399
November 2017	113,800	500	132,144	407
October 2017	113,300	700	131,737	292
September 2017	112,600	-400	131,445	-26
August 2017	113,000	0	131,471	-12
July 2017	113,000	0	131,483	664
June 2017	113,000	800	130,819	869
May 2017	112,200	-500	129,950	623