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Bakersfield, California Job Growth

There were 290,000 jobs in Bakersfield, California in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 362,730 employed persons for the month. Bakersfield lost 0 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,085 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bakersfield job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 290,000 0 +6,700
CPS 362,730 +1,085 +10,161

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 December 2022 is at a new high of 290,000.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Bakersfield is at a new high of 362,730.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Bakersfield, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 290,000 0 362,730 1,085
December 2022 290,000 800 361,645 1,388
November 2022 289,200 900 360,257 180
October 2022 288,300 300 360,077 -95
September 2022 288,000 400 360,172 73
August 2022 287,600 800 360,099 273
July 2022 286,800 -300 359,826 -275
June 2022 287,100 700 360,101 6
May 2022 286,400 0 360,095 839
April 2022 286,400 100 359,256 1,761
March 2022 286,300 1,100 357,495 2,433
February 2022 285,200 1,900 355,062 2,493

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