Bakersfield, California Job Growth

There were 244,900 jobs in Bakersfield, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 309,063 employed persons for the month. Bakersfield lost 30,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 46,011 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bakersfield job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	244,900	-30,900	-28,100
CPS	309,063	-46,011	-49,367

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

Bakersfield, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Bakersfield as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Bakersfield, California

CES employment for Bakersfield peaked in January 2020 at 278,200. Since then 33,300 jobs have been lost in Bakersfield according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 367,046 for Bakersfield in December 2019. 57,983 jobs have been lost in Bakersfield since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bakersfield, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	244,900	-30,900	309,063	-46,011
March 2020	275,800	-2,400	355,074	-10,467
February 2020	278,200	0	365,541	389
January 2020	278,200	1,600	365,152	-1,894
December 2019	276,600	-700	367,046	769
November 2019	277,300	200	366,277	1,170
October 2019	277,100	1,800	365,107	1,431
September 2019	275,300	400	363,676	1,686
August 2019	274,900	2,200	361,990	1,726
July 2019	272,700	-800	360,264	1,308
June 2019	273,500	800	358,956	616
May 2019	272,700	-300	358,340	-90