Kennewick-Richland, Washington Job Growth

There were 119,700 jobs in Kennewick, Washington in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 136,735 employed persons for the month. Kennewick added 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 24 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kennewick job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	119,700	+200	+3,800
CPS	136,735	+24	+4,048

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 July 2019 is at a new high of 119,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 136,803 for Kennewick in May 2019. 68 jobs have been lost in Kennewick since then according to the household survey. From a June 2019 low of 136,711, Kennewick has added 24 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kennewick, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	119,700	200	136,735	24
June 2019	119,500	-100	136,711	-92
May 2019	119,600	400	136,803	245
April 2019	119,200	1,200	136,558	330
March 2019	118,000	300	136,228	464
February 2019	117,700	-200	135,764	850
January 2019	117,900	600	134,914	795
December 2018	117,300	300	134,119	-2
November 2018	117,000	300	134,121	172
October 2018	116,700	700	133,949	483
September 2018	116,000	0	133,466	472
August 2018	116,000	100	132,994	307