Kennewick-Richland, Washington Job Growth

There were 117,600 jobs in Kennewick, Washington in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 137,119 employed persons for the month. Kennewick lost 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 897 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kennewick job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	117,600	-300	+2,800
CPS	137,119	+897	+5,729

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 peaked in January 2019 at 117,900. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Kennewick according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Kennewick is at a new high of 137,119.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kennewick, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	117,600	-300	137,119	897
January 2019	117,900	600	136,222	598
December 2018	117,300	300	135,624	1,301
November 2018	117,000	300	134,323	1,381
October 2018	116,700	700	132,942	1,156
September 2018	116,000	0	131,786	610
August 2018	116,000	100	131,176	48
July 2018	115,900	400	131,128	312
June 2018	115,500	-100	130,816	-33
May 2018	115,600	100	130,849	84
April 2018	115,500	200	130,765	-710
March 2018	115,300	500	131,475	85