Bakersfield, California Job Growth

There were 270,600 jobs in Bakersfield, California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 362,629 employed persons for the month. Bakersfield added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,582 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bakersfield job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	270,600	+400	+6,500
CPS	362,629	+1,582	+8,671

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 in February 2019 is at a new high of 270,600.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Bakersfield is at a new high of 362,629.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bakersfield, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	270,600	400	362,629	1,582
January 2019	270,200	500	361,047	1,419
December 2018	269,700	300	359,628	-787
November 2018	269,400	700	360,415	4,533
October 2018	268,700	-100	355,882	1,915
September 2018	268,800	300	353,967	3,510
August 2018	268,500	2,100	350,457	233
July 2018	266,400	-1,000	350,224	-170
June 2018	267,400	1,300	350,394	471
May 2018	266,100	600	349,923	-1,280
April 2018	265,500	700	351,203	-2,007
March 2018	264,800	700	353,210	-748