Longview, Washington Job Growth

There were 40,500 jobs in Longview, Washington in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 43,243 employed persons for the month. Longview added 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 288 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Longview job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	40,500	+300	+700
CPS	43,243	+288	+1,477

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 in February 2018 is at a new high of 40,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 43,549 for Longview in October 2017. 306 jobs have been lost in Longview since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 42,955, Longview has added 288 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Longview, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	40,500	300	43,243	288
January 2018	40,200	300	42,955	-143
December 2017	39,900	100	43,098	-326
November 2017	39,800	-100	43,424	-125
October 2017	39,900	-100	43,549	226
September 2017	40,000	200	43,323	258
August 2017	39,800	0	43,065	42
July 2017	39,800	-400	43,023	609
June 2017	40,200	300	42,414	288
May 2017	39,900	0	42,126	-46
April 2017	39,900	-200	42,172	292
March 2017	40,100	300	41,880	114