Yakima, Washington Job Growth

There were 89,200 jobs in Yakima, Washington in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 118,954 employed persons for the month. Yakima added 700 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 607 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Yakima job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	89,200	+700	+4,200
CPS	118,954	+607	+781

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 February 2018 is at a new high of 89,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 121,100 for Yakima in July 2017. 2,146 jobs have been lost in Yakima since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 118,347, Yakima has added 607 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Yakima, Washington Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	89,200	700	118,954	607
January 2018	88,500	400	118,347	-714
December 2017	88,100	500	119,061	-868
November 2017	87,600	-500	119,929	-578
October 2017	88,100	1,700	120,507	-242
September 2017	86,400	500	120,749	-168
August 2017	85,900	-1,300	120,917	-183
July 2017	87,200	900	121,100	1,370
June 2017	86,300	-100	119,730	1,542
May 2017	86,400	800	118,188	-288
April 2017	85,600	300	118,476	-265
March 2017	85,300	300	118,741	568