Olympia-Tumwater, Washington Job Growth

There were 122,400 jobs in Olympia, Washington in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 135,335 employed persons for the month. Olympia added 300 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 224 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Olympia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	122,400	+300	+2,700
CPS	135,335	+224	+3,790

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 April 2019 at 123,100. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Olympia according to the employer survey. From a trough of 122,100 in June 2019, Olympia has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Olympia is at a new high of 135,335.

Employment: CES, CPS

Olympia, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	122,400	300	135,335	224
June 2019	122,100	-400	135,111	149
May 2019	122,500	-600	134,962	431
April 2019	123,100	600	134,531	545
March 2019	122,500	400	133,986	501
February 2019	122,100	0	133,485	515
January 2019	122,100	700	132,970	491
December 2018	121,400	500	132,479	-36
November 2018	120,900	-200	132,515	15
October 2018	121,100	100	132,500	242
September 2018	121,000	600	132,258	337
August 2018	120,400	700	131,921	376