Wenatchee, Washington Job Growth

There were 46,500 jobs in Wenatchee, Washington in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 63,916 employed persons for the month. Wenatchee lost 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 849 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wenatchee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	46,500	-200	+1,300
CPS	63,916	+849	+1,102

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

Wenatchee, Washington Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Wenatchee peaked in September 2018 at 46,700. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Wenatchee according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Wenatchee is at a new high of 63,916.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wenatchee, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	46,500	-200	63,916	849
September 2018	46,700	300	63,067	464
August 2018	46,400	300	62,603	523
July 2018	46,100	-300	62,080	-297
June 2018	46,400	200	62,377	-498
May 2018	46,200	300	62,875	131
April 2018	45,900	-100	62,744	219
March 2018	46,000	100	62,525	-81
February 2018	45,900	400	62,606	-86
January 2018	45,500	100	62,692	-257
December 2017	45,400	300	62,949	77
November 2017	45,100	-100	62,872	58