Fresno, California Job Growth

There were 358,100 jobs in Fresno, California in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 423,113 employed persons for the month. Fresno added 1,200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,605 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fresno job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	358,100	+1,200	+9,200
CPS	423,113	+3,605	+7,976

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

Fresno, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Fresno in October 2018 is at a new high of 358,100.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Fresno is at a new high of 423,113.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fresno, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	358,100	1,200	423,113	3,605
September 2018	356,900	1,000	419,508	1,635
August 2018	355,900	300	417,873	-987
July 2018	355,600	3,100	418,860	2,293
June 2018	352,500	100	416,567	-531
May 2018	352,400	200	417,098	229
April 2018	352,200	1,600	416,869	-578
March 2018	350,600	-1,100	417,447	-1,231
February 2018	351,700	300	418,678	982
January 2018	351,400	1,100	417,696	75
December 2017	350,300	0	417,621	1,059
November 2017	350,300	1,400	416,562	1,425