Wenatchee, Washington Job Growth

There were 45,700 jobs in Wenatchee, Washington in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 62,359 employed persons for the month. Wenatchee lost 300 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 166 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wenatchee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	45,700	-300	+900
CPS	62,359	-166	+83

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 March 2018 at 46,000. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Wenatchee according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 62,949 for Wenatchee in December 2017. 590 jobs have been lost in Wenatchee since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wenatchee, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	45,700	-300	62,359	-166
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
October 2017	45,200	200	62,814	26
September 2017	45,000	-200	62,788	31
August 2017	45,200	300	62,757	145
July 2017	44,900	300	62,612	170
June 2017	44,600	-200	62,442	93
May 2017	44,800	0	62,349	73