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Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California Job Growth

There were 1,676,600 jobs in Riverside, California in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,095,839 employed persons for the month. Riverside added 5,300 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 7,495 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Riverside job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,676,600 +5,300 +45,000
CPS 2,095,839 -7,495 +79,929

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

Riverside, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Riverside in January 2023 is at a new high of 1,676,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,104,497 for Riverside in October 2022. 8,658 jobs have been lost in Riverside since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Riverside, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 1,676,600 5,300 2,095,839 -7,495
December 2022 1,671,300 5,100 2,103,334 957
November 2022 1,666,200 -100 2,102,377 -2,120
October 2022 1,666,300 -7,000 2,104,497 3,112
September 2022 1,673,300 4,500 2,101,385 6,162
August 2022 1,668,800 5,100 2,095,223 9,060
July 2022 1,663,700 1,700 2,086,163 8,154
June 2022 1,662,000 2,200 2,078,009 7,882
May 2022 1,659,800 1,700 2,070,127 10,589
April 2022 1,658,100 -1,500 2,059,538 13,880
March 2022 1,659,600 2,000 2,045,658 15,962
February 2022 1,657,600 26,000 2,029,696 13,786