Stockton-Lodi, California Job Growth

There were 220,400 jobs in Stockton, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 263,176 employed persons for the month. Stockton lost 27,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 41,488 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Stockton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	220,400	-27,000	-25,200
CPS	263,176	-41,488	-44,044

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 February 2020 at 249,200. Since then 28,800 jobs have been lost in Stockton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 309,057 for Stockton in December 2019. 45,881 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
April 2020	220,400	-27,000	263,176	-41,488
March 2020	247,400	-1,800	304,664	-3,656
February 2020	249,200	200	308,320	-271
January 2020	249,000	100	308,591	-466
December 2019	248,900	300	309,057	159
November 2019	248,600	900	308,898	197
October 2019	247,700	200	308,701	209
September 2019	247,500	0	308,492	223
August 2019	247,500	500	308,269	253
July 2019	247,000	900	308,016	256
June 2019	246,100	300	307,760	269
May 2019	245,800	200	307,491	271