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Longview, Washington Job Growth

There were 42,700 jobs in Longview, Washington in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 46,837 employed persons for the month. Longview lost 300 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 174 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Longview job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 42,700 -300 +1,000
CPS 46,837 +174 +875

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 December 2022 at 43,100. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Longview according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in March 2023 for Longview is at a new high of 46,837.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2023

Longview, Washington Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
March 2023 42,700 -300 46,837 174
February 2023 43,000 -100 46,663 151
January 2023 43,100 0 46,512 89
December 2022 43,100 300 46,423 -1
November 2022 42,800 400 46,424 5
October 2022 42,400 -100 46,419 34
September 2022 42,500 200 46,385 43
August 2022 42,300 0 46,342 58
July 2022 42,300 200 46,284 69
June 2022 42,100 400 46,215 81
May 2022 41,700 0 46,134 91
April 2022 41,700 0 46,043 81