Fresno, California Job Growth

There were 332,600 jobs in Fresno, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 380,789 employed persons for the month. Fresno lost 30,400 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 31,859 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fresno job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	332,600	-30,400	-27,500
CPS	380,789	-31,859	-34,844

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 peaked in January 2020 at 366,400. Since then 33,800 jobs have been lost in Fresno according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 423,615 for Fresno in December 2019. 42,826 jobs have been lost in Fresno since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fresno, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	332,600	-30,400	380,789	-31,859
March 2020	363,000	-2,300	412,648	-9,521
February 2020	365,300	-1,100	422,169	172
January 2020	366,400	200	421,997	-1,618
December 2019	366,200	600	423,615	1,271
November 2019	365,600	1,300	422,344	1,383
October 2019	364,300	800	420,961	1,473
September 2019	363,500	800	419,488	1,405
August 2019	362,700	1,500	418,083	1,180
July 2019	361,200	-100	416,903	813
June 2019	361,300	300	416,090	403
May 2019	361,000	900	415,687	54