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Chico, California Job Growth

There were 78,100 jobs in Chico, California in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 87,726 employed persons for the month. Chico added 100 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 217 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Chico job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 78,100 +100 +800
CPS 87,726 -217 -217

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

Chico, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Chico 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 Chico, California

CES employment for Chico peaked in July 2018 at 83,400. Since then 5,300 jobs have been lost in Chico according to the employer survey. From a trough of 66,800 in April 2020, Chico has gained 11,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 97,435 for Chico in July 2018. 9,709 jobs have been lost in Chico since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 77,374, Chico has added 10,352 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Chico, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 78,100 100 87,726 -217
April 2023 78,000 -300 87,943 -117
March 2023 78,300 -600 88,060 -98
February 2023 78,900 400 88,158 50
January 2023 78,500 400 88,108 83
December 2022 78,100 0 88,025 10
November 2022 78,100 800 88,015 44
October 2022 77,300 0 87,971 104
September 2022 77,300 300 87,867 82
August 2022 77,000 700 87,785 -5
July 2022 76,300 -500 87,790 -77
June 2022 76,800 -500 87,867 -76

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