Visalia-Porterville, California Job Growth

There were 104,600 jobs in Visalia, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 176,749 employed persons for the month. Visalia added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 687 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Visalia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	104,600	+300	-1,300
CPS	176,749	-687	+1,926

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

Visalia, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Visalia peaked in April 2008 at 115,200. Since then 10,600 jobs have been lost in Visalia according to the employer survey. From a trough of 102,100 in August 2011, Visalia has gained 2,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 179,219 for Visalia in May 2008. 2,470 jobs have been lost in Visalia since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 170,942, Visalia has added 5,807 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Visalia, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	104,600	300	176,749	-687
February 2012	104,300	-500	177,436	-467
January 2012	104,800	900	177,903	-147
December 2011	103,900	-900	178,050	1,253
November 2011	104,800	-100	176,797	1,792
October 2011	104,900	-400	175,005	1,176
September 2011	105,300	3,200	173,829	1,010
August 2011	102,100	-1,700	172,819	-570
July 2011	103,800	-1,700	173,389	-295
June 2011	105,500	-100	173,684	-154
May 2011	105,600	0	173,838	-756
April 2011	105,600	-300	174,594	-229
March 2011	105,900	100	174,823	-891