Chico, California Job Growth

There were 67,600 jobs in Chico, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 88,711 employed persons for the month. Chico added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 793 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Chico job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	67,600	+200	+400
CPS	88,711	-793	-1,347

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Chico, California Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Chico as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Chico, California

CES employment for Chico peaked in October 2006 at 77,100. Since then 9,500 jobs have been lost in Chico according to the employer survey. From a trough of 66,000 in August 2011, Chico has gained 1,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 95,667 for Chico in December 2006. 6,956 jobs have been lost in Chico since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Chico, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	67,600	200	88,711	-793
February 2012	67,400	-400	89,504	-759
January 2012	67,800	-100	90,263	-452
December 2011	67,900	-400	90,715	303
November 2011	68,300	700	90,412	870
October 2011	67,600	300	89,542	671
September 2011	67,300	1,300	88,871	-245
August 2011	66,000	-1,300	89,116	-858
July 2011	67,300	-200	89,974	88
June 2011	67,500	0	89,886	-302
May 2011	67,500	-200	90,188	95
April 2011	67,700	500	90,093	35
March 2011	67,200	-500	90,058	-93