Modesto, California Job Growth

There were 180,000 jobs in Modesto, California in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 227,157 employed persons for the month. Modesto added 600 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 310 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Modesto job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	180,000	+600	+2,700
CPS	227,157	-310	-131

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

Modesto, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Modesto in July 2019 is at a new high of 180,000.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 229,460 for Modesto in February 2019. 2,303 jobs have been lost in Modesto since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Modesto, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	180,000	600	227,157	-310
June 2019	179,400	-400	227,467	-721
May 2019	179,800	500	228,188	-501
April 2019	179,300	100	228,689	-641
March 2019	179,200	0	229,330	-130
February 2019	179,200	400	229,460	436
January 2019	178,800	-500	229,024	523
December 2018	179,300	700	228,501	48
November 2018	178,600	100	228,453	282
October 2018	178,500	-500	228,171	541
September 2018	179,000	1,700	227,630	371
August 2018	177,300	0	227,259	-29