Department of Numbers

Yakima, Washington Job Growth

There were 90,900 jobs in Yakima, Washington in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 124,705 employed persons for the month. Yakima added 200 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 103 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yakima job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 90,900 +200 +3,400
CPS 124,705 +103 +609

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 in January 2023 is at a new high of 90,900.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 127,336 for Yakima in March 2020. 2,631 jobs have been lost in Yakima since then according to the household survey. From a June 2020 low of 117,922, Yakima has added 6,783 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Yakima, Washington Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 90,900 200 124,705 103
December 2022 90,700 200 124,602 -299
November 2022 90,500 500 124,901 -263
October 2022 90,000 1,100 125,164 -193
September 2022 88,900 300 125,357 -157
August 2022 88,600 -400 125,514 -86
July 2022 89,000 400 125,600 -168
June 2022 88,600 0 125,768 -168
May 2022 88,600 200 125,936 89
April 2022 88,400 -200 125,847 328
March 2022 88,600 400 125,519 736
February 2022 88,200 700 124,783 687