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Yakima, Washington Job Growth

There were 86,100 jobs in Yakima, Washington in August 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 123,369 employed persons for the month. Yakima added 200 jobs in August 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 487 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yakima job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey August 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 86,100 +200 +4,100
CPS 123,369 +487 +7,628

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

Yakima, Washington Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Yakima peaked in February 2020 at 88,000. Since then 1,900 jobs have been lost in Yakima according to the employer survey. From a trough of 78,500 in May 2020, Yakima has gained 7,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 124,581 for Yakima in February 2020. 1,212 jobs have been lost in Yakima since then according to the household survey. From a June 2020 low of 115,278, Yakima has added 8,091 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through August 2021

Yakima, Washington Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
August 2021 86,100 200 123,369 487
July 2021 85,900 300 122,882 556
June 2021 85,600 400 122,326 430
May 2021 85,200 0 121,896 497
April 2021 85,200 100 121,399 604
March 2021 85,100 900 120,795 794
February 2021 84,200 100 120,001 1,427
January 2021 84,100 -200 118,574 1,589
December 2020 84,300 500 116,985 12
November 2020 83,800 200 116,973 216
October 2020 83,600 1,200 116,757 511
September 2020 82,400 400 116,246 505

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