Visalia-Porterville, California Job Growth

There were 128,400 jobs in Visalia, California in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 185,103 employed persons for the month. Visalia lost 299 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,075 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Visalia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	128,400	-299	+3,200
CPS	185,103	-1,075	+936

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 June 2019 at 128,699. Since then 299 jobs have been lost in Visalia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 189,006 for Visalia in March 2019. 3,903 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
July 2019	128,400	-299	185,103	-1,075
June 2019	128,699	399	186,178	-1,062
May 2019	128,300	0	187,240	-1,008
April 2019	128,300	-99	188,248	-758
March 2019	128,400	700	189,006	143
February 2019	127,700	100	188,863	582
January 2019	127,600	-500	188,281	804
December 2018	128,100	200	187,477	-61
November 2018	127,900	1,200	187,538	216
October 2018	126,700	-900	187,322	950
September 2018	127,600	900	186,372	1,156
August 2018	126,700	1,500	185,216	1,049