Longview, Washington Job Growth

There were 40,500 jobs in Longview, Washington in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 43,771 employed persons for the month. Longview lost 500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 46 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Longview job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	40,500	-500	+600
CPS	43,771	+46	+320

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

Longview, Washington Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Longview peaked in June 2018 at 41,300. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Longview according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Longview is at a new high of 43,771.

Employment: CES, CPS

Longview, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	40,500	-500	43,771	46
September 2018	41,000	100	43,725	267
August 2018	40,900	100	43,458	69
July 2018	40,800	-500	43,389	-250
June 2018	41,300	600	43,639	234
May 2018	40,700	0	43,405	265
April 2018	40,700	100	43,140	114
March 2018	40,600	300	43,026	17
February 2018	40,300	100	43,009	-8
January 2018	40,200	300	43,017	-404
December 2017	39,900	100	43,421	53
November 2017	39,800	-100	43,368	-83