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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington Job Growth

There were 2,159,300 jobs in Seattle, Washington in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,171,919 employed persons for the month. Seattle added 2,600 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 7,723 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Seattle job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,159,300 +2,600 +74,200
CPS 2,171,919 +7,723 +37,620

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 March 2023 is at a new high of 2,159,300.

CPS employment in March 2023 for Seattle is at a new high of 2,171,919.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2023

Seattle, Washington Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
March 2023 2,159,300 2,600 2,171,919 7,723
February 2023 2,156,700 8,400 2,164,196 4,065
January 2023 2,148,300 8,000 2,160,131 1,067
December 2022 2,140,300 7,500 2,159,064 -73
November 2022 2,132,800 7,200 2,159,137 160
October 2022 2,125,600 6,300 2,158,977 1,568
September 2022 2,119,300 -1,700 2,157,409 1,871
August 2022 2,121,000 10,100 2,155,538 2,242
July 2022 2,110,900 10,700 2,153,296 3,067
June 2022 2,100,200 2,700 2,150,229 4,070
May 2022 2,097,500 7,300 2,146,159 5,326
April 2022 2,090,199 5,099 2,140,833 6,534

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