Stockton-Lodi, California Job Growth

There were 239,800 jobs in Stockton, California in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 302,998 employed persons for the month. Stockton added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,092 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Stockton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	239,800	+200	+8,500
CPS	302,998	+2,092	+7,527

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 in February 2018 is at a new high of 239,800.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Stockton is at a new high of 302,998.

Employment: CES, CPS

Stockton, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	239,800	200	302,998	2,092
January 2018	239,600	200	300,906	3,555
December 2017	239,400	800	297,351	694
November 2017	238,600	800	296,657	1,057
October 2017	237,800	1,700	295,600	652
September 2017	236,100	500	294,948	812
August 2017	235,600	900	294,136	135
July 2017	234,700	400	294,001	158
June 2017	234,300	500	293,843	1,339
May 2017	233,800	800	292,504	-2,559
April 2017	233,000	1,600	295,063	-316
March 2017	231,400	100	295,379	-92