Modesto, California Job Growth

There were 159,900 jobs in Modesto, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 199,927 employed persons for the month. Modesto lost 23,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 27,086 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Modesto job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	159,900	-23,000	-20,900
CPS	199,927	-27,086	-28,453

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 peaked in February 2020 at 183,900. Since then 24,000 jobs have been lost in Modesto according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 231,605 for Modesto in December 2019. 31,678 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
April 2020	159,900	-23,000	199,927	-27,086
March 2020	182,900	-1,000	227,013	-3,781
February 2020	183,900	400	230,794	343
January 2020	183,500	400	230,451	-1,154
December 2019	183,100	300	231,605	952
November 2019	182,800	400	230,653	1,014
October 2019	182,400	800	229,639	1,003
September 2019	181,600	1,800	228,636	788
August 2019	179,800	-700	227,848	352
July 2019	180,500	-300	227,496	-149
June 2019	180,800	-400	227,645	-394
May 2019	181,200	400	228,039	-341