Visalia-Porterville, California Job Growth

There were 127,500 jobs in Visalia, California in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 185,568 employed persons for the month. Visalia added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 712 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Visalia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	127,500	+200	+3,500
CPS	185,568	+712	+1,418

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 in February 2018 is at a new high of 127,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 186,317 for Visalia in November 2017. 749 jobs have been lost in Visalia since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 184,856, Visalia has added 712 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Visalia, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	127,500	200	185,568	712
January 2018	127,300	700	184,856	-1,044
December 2017	126,600	0	185,900	-417
November 2017	126,600	100	186,317	159
October 2017	126,500	200	186,158	16
September 2017	126,300	200	186,142	386
August 2017	126,100	1,200	185,756	-3
July 2017	124,900	-500	185,759	1,331
June 2017	125,400	600	184,428	-233
May 2017	124,800	500	184,661	-621
April 2017	124,300	-100	185,282	1,080
March 2017	124,400	400	184,202	52