Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California Job Growth

There were 1,131,000 jobs in Riverside, California in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,547,608 employed persons for the month. Riverside added 3,000 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 9,439 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Riverside job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,131,000	+3,000	+22,600
CPS	1,547,608	+9,439	+44,848

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

Riverside, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Riverside peaked in July 2007 at 1,277,400. Since then 146,400 jobs have been lost in Riverside according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,102,000 in June 2011, Riverside has gained 29,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,672,232 for Riverside in December 2006. 124,624 jobs have been lost in Riverside since then according to the household survey. From a July 2011 low of 1,499,632, Riverside has added 47,976 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Riverside, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,131,000	3,000	1,547,608	9,439
November 2011	1,128,000	3,000	1,538,169	11,661
October 2011	1,125,000	4,300	1,526,508	10,515
September 2011	1,120,700	7,000	1,515,993	11,482
August 2011	1,113,700	9,400	1,504,511	4,879
July 2011	1,104,300	2,300	1,499,632	-105
June 2011	1,102,000	-4,300	1,499,737	-2,420
May 2011	1,106,300	-2,500	1,502,157	698
April 2011	1,108,800	600	1,501,459	-762
March 2011	1,108,200	-1,400	1,502,221	204
February 2011	1,109,600	1,500	1,502,017	98
January 2011	1,108,100	-300	1,501,919	-841
December 2010	1,108,400	-600	1,502,760	-1,527