Merced, California Job Growth

There were 56,500 jobs in Merced, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 90,722 employed persons for the month. Merced added 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,046 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Merced job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,500	+400	-300
CPS	90,722	+1,046	+3,906

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

Merced, California Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Merced 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 Merced, California

CES employment for Merced peaked in July 2007 at 59,700. Since then 3,200 jobs have been lost in Merced according to the employer survey. From a trough of 54,200 in August 2009, Merced has gained 2,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Merced is at a new high of 90,722.

Employment: CES, CPS

Merced, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	56,500	400	90,722	1,046
February 2012	56,100	-300	89,676	1,425
January 2012	56,400	-100	88,251	1,699
December 2011	56,500	-200	86,552	-71
November 2011	56,700	-500	86,623	328
October 2011	57,200	0	86,295	136
September 2011	57,200	600	86,159	145
August 2011	56,600	800	86,014	-118
July 2011	55,800	-200	86,132	-349
June 2011	56,000	100	86,481	-524
May 2011	55,900	-200	87,005	-41
April 2011	56,100	-700	87,046	230
March 2011	56,800	0	86,816	-121