Modesto, California Job Growth

There were 177,400 jobs in Modesto, California in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 225,989 employed persons for the month. Modesto added 400 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,346 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Modesto job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	177,400	+400	+3,300
CPS	225,989	-1,346	+287

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 April 2018 is at a new high of 177,400.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 227,958 for Modesto in February 2018. 1,969 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 2018	177,400	400	225,989	-1,346
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
October 2017	175,100	1,600	225,644	805
September 2017	173,500	-800	224,839	-4
August 2017	174,300	300	224,843	-215
July 2017	174,000	-800	225,058	-266
June 2017	174,800	600	225,324	-442
May 2017	174,200	100	225,766	64