Kennewick-Richland, Washington Job Growth

There were 107,000 jobs in Kennewick, Washington in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 129,901 employed persons for the month. Kennewick lost 14,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 9,796 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kennewick job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	107,000	-14,000	-11,100
CPS	129,901	-9,796	-6,378

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 February 2020 at 121,100. Since then 14,100 jobs have been lost in Kennewick according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 142,318 for Kennewick in February 2020. 12,417 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 2020	107,000	-14,000	129,901	-9,796
March 2020	121,000	-100	139,697	-2,621
February 2020	121,100	200	142,318	956
January 2020	120,900	300	141,362	-259
December 2019	120,600	200	141,621	554
November 2019	120,400	700	141,067	601
October 2019	119,700	200	140,466	664
September 2019	119,500	700	139,802	672
August 2019	118,800	-100	139,130	706
July 2019	118,900	500	138,424	756
June 2019	118,400	-100	137,668	738
May 2019	118,500	400	136,930	651