Redding, California Job Growth

There were 67,000 jobs in Redding, California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 71,094 employed persons for the month. Redding added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 389 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Redding job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	67,000	+100	-700
CPS	71,094	-389	+172

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 February 2018 at 67,700. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Redding according to the employer survey. From a trough of 66,900 in November 2018, Redding has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,414 for Redding in October 2006. 6,320 jobs have been lost in Redding since then according to the household survey. From a May 2011 low of 64,423, Redding has added 6,671 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 2019	67,000	100	71,094	-389
January 2019	66,900	-300	71,483	-987
December 2018	67,200	300	72,470	181
November 2018	66,900	-100	72,289	532
October 2018	67,000	0	71,757	521
September 2018	67,000	-100	71,236	404
August 2018	67,100	100	70,832	101
July 2018	67,000	-100	70,731	382
June 2018	67,100	100	70,349	-96
May 2018	67,000	-100	70,445	-84
April 2018	67,100	-100	70,529	-264
March 2018	67,200	-500	70,793	-129