Olympia-Tumwater, Washington Job Growth

There were 118,800 jobs in Olympia, Washington in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 128,603 employed persons for the month. Olympia added 500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 60 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Olympia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	118,800	+500	+4,400
CPS	128,603	-60	+3,420

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

Olympia, Washington Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Olympia in February 2018 is at a new high of 118,800.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 130,808 for Olympia in October 2017. 2,205 jobs have been lost in Olympia since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Olympia, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	118,800	500	128,603	-60
January 2018	118,300	400	128,663	-779
December 2017	117,900	500	129,442	-1,359
November 2017	117,400	200	130,801	-7
October 2017	117,200	300	130,808	206
September 2017	116,900	500	130,602	650
August 2017	116,400	800	129,952	334
July 2017	115,600	100	129,618	1,451
June 2017	115,500	100	128,167	1,363
May 2017	115,400	300	126,804	633
April 2017	115,100	-400	126,171	1,076
March 2017	115,500	1,100	125,095	-88