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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington Job Growth

There were 2,134,400 jobs in Seattle, Washington in November 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,154,167 employed persons for the month. Seattle added 7,800 jobs in November 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 7,242 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Seattle job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,134,400 +7,800 +88,900
CPS 2,154,167 -7,242 +59,827

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 November 2022 is at a new high of 2,134,400.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,165,952 for Seattle in July 2022. 11,785 jobs have been lost in Seattle since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2022

Seattle, Washington Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2022 2,134,400 7,800 2,154,167 -7,242
October 2022 2,126,600 7,400 2,161,409 -621
September 2022 2,119,200 6,600 2,162,030 -852
August 2022 2,112,600 9,300 2,162,882 -3,070
July 2022 2,103,300 6,100 2,165,952 1,970
June 2022 2,097,200 4,700 2,163,982 7,265
May 2022 2,092,500 -900 2,156,717 12,836
April 2022 2,093,400 10,000 2,143,881 13,199
March 2022 2,083,400 10,400 2,130,682 11,827
February 2022 2,073,000 11,600 2,118,855 13,681
January 2022 2,061,400 4,099 2,105,174 11,744
December 2021 2,057,300 11,800 2,093,430 -910

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