Bakersfield, California Job Growth

There were 264,300 jobs in Bakersfield, California in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 355,958 employed persons for the month. Bakersfield added 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,991 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bakersfield job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	264,300	+600	+3,900
CPS	355,958	+1,991	+4,411

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 August 2018 at 264,700. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Bakersfield according to the employer survey. From a trough of 263,700 in September 2018, Bakersfield has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Bakersfield is at a new high of 355,958.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bakersfield, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	264,300	600	355,958	1,991
September 2018	263,700	-1,000	353,967	3,510
August 2018	264,700	1,700	350,457	233
July 2018	263,000	700	350,224	-170
June 2018	262,300	1,400	350,394	471
May 2018	260,899	699	349,923	-1,280
April 2018	260,200	400	351,203	-2,007
March 2018	259,800	-400	353,210	-748
February 2018	260,200	-800	353,958	1,978
January 2018	261,000	1,700	351,980	519
December 2017	259,300	-700	351,461	-28
November 2017	260,000	-399	351,489	-58