Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington Job Growth

There were 2,106,300 jobs in Seattle, Washington in June 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,071,215 employed persons for the month. Seattle added 5,900 jobs in June 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,736 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Seattle job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	June 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,106,300	+5,900	+62,700
CPS	2,071,215	+3,736	+43,623

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

Seattle, Washington Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Seattle in June 2019 is at a new high of 2,106,300.

CPS employment in June 2019 for Seattle is at a new high of 2,071,215.

Employment: CES, CPS

Seattle, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
June 2019	2,106,300	5,900	2,071,215	3,736
May 2019	2,100,400	7,599	2,067,479	3,663
April 2019	2,092,800	7,800	2,063,816	2,193
March 2019	2,085,000	24,600	2,061,623	5,045
February 2019	2,060,400	-14,600	2,056,578	4,681
January 2019	2,075,000	2,500	2,051,897	6,051
December 2018	2,072,500	5,600	2,045,846	-494
November 2018	2,066,900	6,200	2,046,340	404
October 2018	2,060,699	9,199	2,045,936	3,618
September 2018	2,051,500	1,300	2,042,318	4,976
August 2018	2,050,199	3,299	2,037,342	5,135
July 2018	2,046,900	3,300	2,032,207	4,615