Stockton, California Job Growth

There were 193,900 jobs in Stockton, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 255,240 employed persons for the month. Stockton added 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,805 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Stockton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	193,900	+600	+8,000
CPS	255,240	+1,805	+10,535

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

Stockton, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Stockton peaked in June 2007 at 212,100. Since then 18,200 jobs have been lost in Stockton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 180,500 in July 2011, Stockton has gained 13,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 266,056 for Stockton in February 2007. 10,816 jobs have been lost in Stockton since then according to the household survey. From a June 2011 low of 243,912, Stockton has added 11,328 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Stockton, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	193,900	600	255,240	1,805
February 2012	193,300	2,600	253,435	1,417
January 2012	190,700	1,800	252,018	1,104
December 2011	188,900	1,100	250,914	1,703
November 2011	187,800	1,100	249,211	1,745
October 2011	186,700	-100	247,466	1,309
September 2011	186,800	2,400	246,157	1,564
August 2011	184,400	3,900	244,593	644
July 2011	180,500	-4,300	243,949	37
June 2011	184,800	-400	243,912	-305
May 2011	185,200	-900	244,217	-454
April 2011	186,100	200	244,671	-34
March 2011	185,900	-100	244,705	-429