Merced, California Job Growth

There were 68,500 jobs in Merced, California in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 105,956 employed persons for the month. Merced lost 0 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 882 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Merced job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	68,500	0	+1,900
CPS	105,956	+882	+2,672

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 January 2018 is at a new high of 68,500.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Merced is at a new high of 105,956.

Employment: CES, CPS

Merced, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	68,500	0	105,956	882
January 2018	68,500	400	105,074	628
December 2017	68,100	200	104,446	50
November 2017	67,900	100	104,396	655
October 2017	67,800	400	103,741	215
September 2017	67,400	300	103,526	560
August 2017	67,100	300	102,966	-301
July 2017	66,800	-100	103,267	-117
June 2017	66,900	0	103,384	86
May 2017	66,900	-200	103,298	65
April 2017	67,100	300	103,233	-125
March 2017	66,800	200	103,358	74