Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Job Growth

There were 51,100 jobs in Mount Vernon, Washington in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 57,353 employed persons for the month. Mount Vernon added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 844 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Mount Vernon job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	51,100	+300	+1,300
CPS	57,353	+844	+824

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

Mount Vernon, Washington Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon, Washington

CES employment for Mount Vernon in October 2018 is at a new high of 51,100.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Mount Vernon is at a new high of 57,353.

Employment: CES, CPS

Mount Vernon, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	51,100	300	57,353	844
September 2018	50,800	0	56,509	381
August 2018	50,800	100	56,128	-187
July 2018	50,700	-200	56,315	-34
June 2018	50,900	100	56,349	185
May 2018	50,800	100	56,164	435
April 2018	50,700	-100	55,729	146
March 2018	50,800	100	55,583	78
February 2018	50,700	100	55,505	-265
January 2018	50,600	300	55,770	-643
December 2017	50,300	200	56,413	-97
November 2017	50,100	300	56,510	-19