Olympia-Tumwater, Washington Job Growth

There were 121,900 jobs in Olympia, Washington in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 134,381 employed persons for the month. Olympia lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,181 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Olympia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	121,900	-200	+3,400
CPS	134,381	+1,181	+6,144

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 January 2019 at 122,100. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Olympia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Olympia is at a new high of 134,381.

Employment: CES, CPS

Olympia, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	121,900	-200	134,381	1,181
January 2019	122,100	700	133,200	1,434
December 2018	121,400	500	131,766	472
November 2018	120,900	-200	131,294	46
October 2018	121,100	100	131,248	922
September 2018	121,000	600	130,326	311
August 2018	120,400	700	130,015	-257
July 2018	119,700	-600	130,272	22
June 2018	120,300	500	130,250	648
May 2018	119,800	500	129,602	1,006
April 2018	119,300	200	128,596	321
March 2018	119,100	600	128,275	38