Redding, California Job Growth

There were 67,000 jobs in Redding, California in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,455 employed persons for the month. Redding added 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 29 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Redding job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	67,000	+300	+1,100
CPS	71,455	-29	+990

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

Redding, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Redding peaked in September 2006 at 67,600. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Redding according to the employer survey. From a trough of 57,600 in June 2011, Redding has gained 9,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,414 for Redding in October 2006. 5,959 jobs have been lost in Redding since then according to the household survey. From a May 2011 low of 64,410, Redding has added 7,045 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Redding, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	67,000	300	71,455	-29
January 2018	66,700	200	71,484	-958
December 2017	66,500	100	72,442	21
November 2017	66,400	0	72,421	400
October 2017	66,400	500	72,021	461
September 2017	65,900	100	71,560	480
August 2017	65,800	-200	71,080	113
July 2017	66,000	-100	70,967	419
June 2017	66,100	100	70,548	-39
May 2017	66,000	-100	70,587	-65
April 2017	66,100	200	70,652	102
March 2017	65,900	0	70,550	85