Fresno, California Job Growth

There were 363,700 jobs in Fresno, California in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 420,148 employed persons for the month. Fresno added 400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 809 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fresno job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	363,700	+400	+12,100
CPS	420,148	-809	+6,050

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 April 2019 at 363,800. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Fresno according to the employer survey. From a trough of 363,300 in June 2019, Fresno has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 423,896 for Fresno in March 2019. 3,748 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
July 2019	363,700	400	420,148	-809
June 2019	363,300	-100	420,957	-1,496
May 2019	363,400	-400	422,453	-897
April 2019	363,800	900	423,350	-546
March 2019	362,900	200	423,896	444
February 2019	362,700	1,500	423,452	1,538
January 2019	361,200	1,300	421,914	1,951
December 2018	359,900	1,200	419,963	-125
November 2018	358,700	2,100	420,088	364
October 2018	356,600	1,700	419,724	1,686
September 2018	354,900	1,300	418,038	2,048
August 2018	353,600	2,000	415,990	1,892