Merced, California Job Growth

There were 71,200 jobs in Merced, California in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 106,872 employed persons for the month. Merced added 700 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 409 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Merced job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	71,200	+700	+2,800
CPS	106,872	+409	+975

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

Merced, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Merced in October 2019 is at a new high of 71,200.

CPS employment in October 2019 for Merced is at a new high of 106,872.

Employment: CES, CPS

Merced, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	71,200	700	106,872	409
September 2019	70,500	-600	106,463	207
August 2019	71,100	800	106,256	129
July 2019	70,300	1,200	106,127	-128
June 2019	69,100	-700	106,255	-266
May 2019	69,800	100	106,521	-98
April 2019	69,700	0	106,619	-74
March 2019	69,700	300	106,693	79
February 2019	69,400	400	106,614	280
January 2019	69,000	800	106,334	326
December 2018	68,200	400	106,008	24
November 2018	67,800	-600	105,984	87