Yakima, Washington Job Growth

There were 88,300 jobs in Yakima, Washington in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 123,330 employed persons for the month. Yakima added 200 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 250 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yakima job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	88,300	+200	+1,500
CPS	123,330	+250	+1,811

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 June 2019 at 88,400. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Yakima according to the employer survey. From a trough of 88,100 in October 2019, Yakima has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in November 2019 for Yakima is at a new high of 123,330.

Employment: CES, CPS

Yakima, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	88,300	200	123,330	250
October 2019	88,100	-200	123,080	140
September 2019	88,300	100	122,940	156
August 2019	88,200	0	122,784	-79
July 2019	88,200	-200	122,863	-118
June 2019	88,400	400	122,981	-21
May 2019	88,000	300	123,002	125
April 2019	87,700	100	122,877	86
March 2019	87,600	200	122,791	230
February 2019	87,400	-100	122,561	517
January 2019	87,500	400	122,044	507
December 2018	87,100	300	121,537	18