Fresno, California Job Growth

There were 351,500 jobs in Fresno, California in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 417,445 employed persons for the month. Fresno added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,198 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fresno job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	351,500	+100	+10,600
CPS	417,445	+1,198	+9,738

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 2018 is at a new high of 351,500.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Fresno is at a new high of 417,445.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fresno, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	351,500	100	417,445	1,198
January 2018	351,400	1,100	416,247	810
December 2017	350,300	0	415,437	2,622
November 2017	350,300	1,400	412,815	2,688
October 2017	348,900	3,500	410,127	2,039
September 2017	345,400	200	408,088	2,838
August 2017	345,200	1,500	405,250	-731
July 2017	343,700	100	405,981	-618
June 2017	343,600	400	406,599	-1,347
May 2017	343,200	600	407,946	131
April 2017	342,600	900	407,815	-37
March 2017	341,700	800	407,852	145