Stockton-Lodi, California Job Growth

There were 242,500 jobs in Stockton, California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 309,916 employed persons for the month. Stockton added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 782 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Stockton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	242,500	+100	+2,500
CPS	309,916	-782	+2,163

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 900 jobs have been lost in Stockton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 242,400 in January 2019, Stockton has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 312,963 for Stockton in December 2018. 3,047 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
February 2019	242,500	100	309,916	-782
January 2019	242,400	-800	310,698	-2,265
December 2018	243,200	-200	312,963	497
November 2018	243,400	200	312,466	1,506
October 2018	243,200	400	310,960	1,036
September 2018	242,800	1,200	309,924	1,795
August 2018	241,600	600	308,129	203
July 2018	241,000	-100	307,926	1,439
June 2018	241,100	0	306,487	-550
May 2018	241,100	400	307,037	-298
April 2018	240,700	500	307,335	-507
March 2018	240,200	200	307,842	89