Stockton-Lodi, California Job Growth

There were 240,800 jobs in Stockton, California in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 305,942 employed persons for the month. Stockton lost 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,020 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Stockton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	240,800	-200	-200
CPS	305,942	-1,020	-1,071

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

Stockton, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Stockton peaked in November 2018 at 243,400. Since then 2,600 jobs have been lost in Stockton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 309,185 for Stockton in February 2019. 3,243 jobs have been lost in Stockton since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Stockton, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	240,800	-200	305,942	-1,020
June 2019	241,000	-500	306,962	-935
May 2019	241,500	0	307,897	-615
April 2019	241,500	100	308,512	-514
March 2019	241,400	-800	309,026	-159
February 2019	242,200	-200	309,185	185
January 2019	242,400	-800	309,000	484
December 2018	243,200	-200	308,516	-60
November 2018	243,400	200	308,576	28
October 2018	243,200	400	308,548	388
September 2018	242,800	1,200	308,160	555
August 2018	241,600	600	307,605	592