Olympia-Tumwater, Washington Job Growth

There were 110,400 jobs in Olympia, Washington in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 126,417 employed persons for the month. Olympia lost 12,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 9,794 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Olympia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	110,400	-12,500	-10,400
CPS	126,417	-9,794	-8,274

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 peaked in November 2019 at 122,900. Since then 12,500 jobs have been lost in Olympia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 139,190 for Olympia in February 2020. 12,773 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
April 2020	110,400	-12,500	126,417	-9,794
March 2020	122,900	100	136,211	-2,979
February 2020	122,800	600	139,190	799
January 2020	122,200	-600	138,391	-243
December 2019	122,800	-100	138,634	380
November 2019	122,900	200	138,254	482
October 2019	122,700	1,300	137,772	549
September 2019	121,400	0	137,223	583
August 2019	121,400	100	136,640	562
July 2019	121,300	400	136,078	506
June 2019	120,900	300	135,572	459
May 2019	120,600	-200	135,113	422