Visalia-Porterville, California Job Growth

There were 119,600 jobs in Visalia, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 161,806 employed persons for the month. Visalia lost 10,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 23,242 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Visalia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	119,600	-10,000	-8,400
CPS	161,806	-23,242	-20,685

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

Visalia, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Visalia peaked in January 2020 at 130,000. Since then 10,400 jobs have been lost in Visalia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 187,465 for Visalia in December 2019. 25,659 jobs have been lost in Visalia since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Visalia, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	119,600	-10,000	161,806	-23,242
March 2020	129,600	-400	185,048	-925
February 2020	130,000	0	185,973	-297
January 2020	130,000	100	186,270	-1,195
December 2019	129,900	300	187,465	465
November 2019	129,600	-99	187,000	641
October 2019	129,699	299	186,359	801
September 2019	129,400	99	185,558	945
August 2019	129,300	900	184,613	964
July 2019	128,400	0	183,649	785
June 2019	128,400	300	182,864	421
May 2019	128,100	100	182,443	-48