Yakima, Washington Job Growth

There were 87,800 jobs in Yakima, Washington in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 122,906 employed persons for the month. Yakima added 200 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 115 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yakima job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	87,800	+200	+1,000
CPS	122,906	+115	+2,094

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 April 2019 is at a new high of 87,800.

CPS employment in April 2019 for Yakima is at a new high of 122,906.

Employment: CES, CPS

Yakima, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	87,800	200	122,906	115
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
November 2018	86,800	-400	121,519	110
October 2018	87,200	100	121,409	224
September 2018	87,100	-100	121,185	187
August 2018	87,200	200	120,998	112
July 2018	87,000	0	120,886	32
June 2018	87,000	300	120,854	-12
May 2018	86,700	-100	120,866	54