Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California Job Growth

There were 1,502,700 jobs in Riverside, California in February 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,921,736 employed persons for the month. Riverside added 20,200 jobs in February 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 600 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Riverside job growth to job growth in other cities.

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 February 2020 at 1,589,000. Since then 86,300 jobs have been lost in Riverside according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,366,700 in April 2020, Riverside has gained 136,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,002,969 for Riverside in December 2019. 81,233 jobs have been lost in Riverside since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 1,724,333, Riverside has added 197,403 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Riverside, California Employment History