diff --git a/app/dao/jobs_dao.py b/app/dao/jobs_dao.py
index 6d4a8d6cb..b712b0e70 100644
--- a/app/dao/jobs_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/jobs_dao.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from app.models import (Job,
                         Template,
                         JOB_STATUS_SCHEDULED,
                         JOB_STATUS_PENDING,
-                        LETTER_TYPE)
+                        LETTER_TYPE, JobStatistics)
 from app.statsd_decorators import statsd
 
 
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ def dao_get_future_scheduled_job_by_id_and_service_id(job_id, service_id):
 
 
 def dao_create_job(job):
+    job_stats = JobStatistics(
+        job_id=job.id,
+        updated_at=datetime.utcnow()
+    )
+    db.session.add(job_stats)
     db.session.add(job)
     db.session.commit()
 
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_jobs_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_jobs_dao.py
index f01b631ba..034048a32 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_jobs_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_jobs_dao.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from app.dao.jobs_dao import (
     dao_update_job_status,
     dao_get_all_notifications_for_job,
     dao_get_jobs_older_than_limited_by)
-from app.models import Job
+from app.models import Job, JobStatistics
 
 from tests.app.conftest import sample_notification as create_notification
 from tests.app.conftest import sample_job as create_job
@@ -130,10 +130,23 @@ def test_create_job(sample_template):
     dao_create_job(job)
 
     assert Job.query.count() == 1
+    assert JobStatistics.query.count() == 1
     job_from_db = Job.query.get(job_id)
     assert job == job_from_db
     assert job_from_db.notifications_delivered == 0
     assert job_from_db.notifications_failed == 0
+    job_stats_from_db = JobStatistics.query.filter_by(job_id=job_id).all()
+    assert len(job_stats_from_db) == 1
+    assert job_stats_from_db[0].sms_sent == 0
+    assert job_stats_from_db[0].emails_sent == 0
+    assert job_stats_from_db[0].letters_sent == 0
+
+    assert job_stats_from_db[0].sms_failed == 0
+    assert job_stats_from_db[0].emails_failed == 0
+    assert job_stats_from_db[0].letters_failed == 0
+
+    assert job_stats_from_db[0].sms_delivered == 0
+    assert job_stats_from_db[0].emails_delivered == 0
 
 
 def test_get_job_by_id(sample_job):