Modesto, California Job Growth

There were 144,400 jobs in Modesto, California in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 197,157 employed persons for the month. Modesto added 500 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 689 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Modesto job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	144,400	+500	-1,900
CPS	197,157	+689	-342

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

Modesto, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Modesto peaked in March 2007 at 161,100. Since then 16,700 jobs have been lost in Modesto according to the employer survey. From a trough of 143,400 in July 2011, Modesto has gained 1,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 209,027 for Modesto in February 2007. 11,870 jobs have been lost in Modesto since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 194,066, Modesto has added 3,091 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Modesto, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	144,400	500	197,157	689
November 2011	143,900	-1,400	196,468	718
October 2011	145,300	-1,100	195,750	807
September 2011	146,400	2,100	194,943	877
August 2011	144,300	900	194,066	-501
July 2011	143,400	-600	194,567	-770
June 2011	144,000	-1,300	195,337	-849
May 2011	145,300	-400	196,186	-556
April 2011	145,700	0	196,742	-508
March 2011	145,700	-500	197,250	-592
February 2011	146,200	200	197,842	-52
January 2011	146,000	-300	197,894	395
December 2010	146,300	200	197,499	485