Stockton-Lodi, California Job Growth

There were 245,200 jobs in Stockton, California in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 311,174 employed persons for the month. Stockton added 900 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,250 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Stockton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	245,200	+900	+7,400
CPS	311,174	+1,250	+6,341

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 245,200.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Stockton is at a new high of 311,174.

Employment: CES, CPS

Stockton, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	245,200	900	311,174	1,250
September 2018	244,300	1,600	309,924	1,795
August 2018	242,700	400	308,129	203
July 2018	242,300	1,200	307,926	1,439
June 2018	241,100	100	306,487	-550
May 2018	241,000	0	307,037	-298
April 2018	241,000	1,000	307,335	-507
March 2018	240,000	300	307,842	89
February 2018	239,700	100	307,753	283
January 2018	239,600	200	307,470	1,205
December 2017	239,400	800	306,265	740
November 2017	238,600	800	305,525	692