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Hanford-Corcoran, California Job Growth

There were 35,800 jobs in Hanford, California in March 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 52,874 employed persons for the month. Hanford lost 100 jobs in March 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 200 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hanford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 35,800 -100 +200
CPS 52,874 +200 +1,125

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

Hanford, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Hanford 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 Hanford, California

CES employment for Hanford peaked in October 2008 at 38,100. Since then 2,300 jobs have been lost in Hanford according to the employer survey. From a trough of 34,900 in December 2010, Hanford has gained 900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,035 for Hanford in December 2007. 1,161 jobs have been lost in Hanford since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 50,628, Hanford has added 2,246 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2013

Hanford, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
March 2013 35,800 -100 52,874 200
February 2013 35,900 0 52,674 473
January 2013 35,900 900 52,201 470
December 2012 35,000 -100 51,731 115
November 2012 35,100 -300 51,616 102
October 2012 35,400 -300 51,514 101
September 2012 35,700 100 51,413 77
August 2012 35,600 0 51,336 19
July 2012 35,600 -300 51,317 -68
June 2012 35,900 300 51,385 -131
May 2012 35,600 -100 51,516 -141
April 2012 35,700 100 51,657 -92
March 2012 35,600 -300 51,749 -14

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