Bakersfield, California Job Growth

There were 259,600 jobs in Bakersfield, California in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 350,979 employed persons for the month. Bakersfield lost 199 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,231 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Bakersfield job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	259,600	-199	+3,100
CPS	350,979	-2,231	+1,173

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 2018 at 261,000. Since then 1,399 jobs have been lost in Bakersfield according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 355,077 for Bakersfield in October 2014. 4,098 jobs have been lost in Bakersfield since then according to the household survey. From a December 2016 low of 345,411, Bakersfield has added 5,568 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Bakersfield, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	259,600	-199	350,979	-2,231
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
October 2017	260,399	1,699	351,547	857
September 2017	258,700	800	350,690	1,549
August 2017	257,899	0	349,141	380
July 2017	257,899	99	348,761	-666
June 2017	257,800	800	349,427	-320
May 2017	257,000	500	349,747	-59