Kennewick-Richland, Washington Job Growth

There were 116,600 jobs in Kennewick, Washington in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 132,887 employed persons for the month. Kennewick added 700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,101 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kennewick job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	116,600	+700	+3,300
CPS	132,887	+1,101	+1,150

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 116,600.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Kennewick is at a new high of 132,887.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kennewick, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	116,600	700	132,887	1,101
September 2018	115,900	-300	131,786	610
August 2018	116,200	0	131,176	48
July 2018	116,200	200	131,128	312
June 2018	116,000	300	130,816	-33
May 2018	115,700	700	130,849	84
April 2018	115,000	0	130,765	-710
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