Redding, California Job Growth

There were 58,600 jobs in Redding, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 60,079 employed persons for the month. Redding lost 9,300 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 9,275 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Redding job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,600	-9,300	-9,500
CPS	60,079	-9,275	-10,550

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 2019 at 69,000. Since then 10,400 jobs have been lost in Redding according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,324 for Redding in December 2006. 17,245 jobs have been lost in Redding since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Redding, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	58,600	-9,300	60,079	-9,275
March 2020	67,900	-500	69,354	-1,764
February 2020	68,400	-100	71,118	-107
January 2020	68,500	-400	71,225	-214
December 2019	68,900	200	71,439	100
November 2019	68,700	0	71,339	113
October 2019	68,700	-300	71,226	131
September 2019	69,000	200	71,095	135
August 2019	68,800	600	70,960	115
July 2019	68,200	-400	70,845	91
June 2019	68,600	0	70,754	76
May 2019	68,600	500	70,678	49