Fresno, California Job Growth

There were 362,500 jobs in Fresno, California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 426,340 employed persons for the month. Fresno added 1,300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 280 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fresno job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	362,500	+1,300	+12,500
CPS	426,340	-280	+7,662

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 February 2019 is at a new high of 362,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 427,328 for Fresno in December 2018. 988 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
February 2019	362,500	1,300	426,340	-280
January 2019	361,200	1,300	426,620	-708
December 2018	359,900	1,200	427,328	1,648
November 2018	358,700	2,100	425,680	3,177
October 2018	356,600	1,700	422,503	2,995
September 2018	354,900	1,300	419,508	1,635
August 2018	353,600	2,000	417,873	-987
July 2018	351,600	100	418,860	2,293
June 2018	351,500	200	416,567	-531
May 2018	351,300	700	417,098	229
April 2018	350,600	-200	416,869	-578
March 2018	350,800	800	417,447	-1,231