Modesto, California Job Growth

There were 179,100 jobs in Modesto, California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 229,923 employed persons for the month. Modesto added 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 132 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Modesto job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	179,100	+300	+300
CPS	229,923	-132	+1,965

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 December 2018 at 179,300. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Modesto according to the employer survey. From a trough of 178,800 in January 2019, Modesto has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 231,230 for Modesto in December 2018. 1,307 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
February 2019	179,100	300	229,923	-132
January 2019	178,800	-500	230,055	-1,175
December 2018	179,300	700	231,230	248
November 2018	178,600	100	230,982	1,556
October 2018	178,500	-500	229,426	2,238
September 2018	179,000	1,700	227,188	961
August 2018	177,300	0	226,227	-1,285
July 2018	177,300	-1,100	227,512	1,002
June 2018	178,400	100	226,510	-325
May 2018	178,300	-800	226,835	168
April 2018	179,100	900	226,667	-668
March 2018	178,200	-600	227,335	-623