Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California Job Growth

There were 1,547,000 jobs in Riverside, California in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,992,860 employed persons for the month. Riverside added 100 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 7,161 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Riverside job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,547,000	+100	+31,900
CPS	1,992,860	+7,161	+8,051

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 peaked in September 2019 at 1,550,500. Since then 3,500 jobs have been lost in Riverside according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,546,900 in October 2019, Riverside has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in November 2019 for Riverside is at a new high of 1,992,860.

Employment: CES, CPS

Riverside, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	1,547,000	100	1,992,860	7,161
October 2019	1,546,900	-3,600	1,985,699	7,500
September 2019	1,550,500	5,800	1,978,199	9,001
August 2019	1,544,700	1,400	1,969,198	2,617
July 2019	1,543,300	7,400	1,966,581	305
June 2019	1,535,900	7,900	1,966,276	-4,454
May 2019	1,528,000	6,600	1,970,730	-3,859
April 2019	1,521,400	7,100	1,974,589	-6,651
March 2019	1,514,300	4,000	1,981,240	-2,890
February 2019	1,510,300	-200	1,984,130	693
January 2019	1,510,500	-3,600	1,983,437	-757
December 2018	1,514,100	-1,000	1,984,194	-615