Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington Job Growth

There were 2,113,300 jobs in Seattle, Washington in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,084,759 employed persons for the month. Seattle added 2,700 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 8,071 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Seattle job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,113,300	+2,700	+63,100
CPS	2,084,759	+8,071	+47,417

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 August 2019 is at a new high of 2,113,300.

CPS employment in August 2019 for Seattle is at a new high of 2,084,759.

Employment: CES, CPS

Seattle, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	2,113,300	2,700	2,084,759	8,071
July 2019	2,110,600	3,800	2,076,688	5,471
June 2019	2,106,800	6,400	2,071,217	3,738
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