Modesto, California Job Growth

There were 177,800 jobs in Modesto, California in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 228,781 employed persons for the month. Modesto added 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,593 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Modesto job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	177,800	+400	+2,700
CPS	228,781	+1,593	+3,137

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 July 2018 at 177,900. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Modesto according to the employer survey. From a trough of 177,400 in September 2018, Modesto has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Modesto is at a new high of 228,781.

Employment: CES, CPS

Modesto, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	177,800	400	228,781	1,593
September 2018	177,400	-500	227,188	961
August 2018	177,900	0	226,227	-1,285
July 2018	177,900	200	227,512	1,002
June 2018	177,700	-100	226,510	-325
May 2018	177,800	100	226,835	168
April 2018	177,700	700	226,667	-668
March 2018	177,000	0	227,335	-623
February 2018	177,000	400	227,958	315
January 2018	176,600	300	227,643	445
December 2017	176,300	500	227,198	508
November 2017	175,800	700	226,690	1,046