Visalia-Porterville, California Job Growth

There were 128,600 jobs in Visalia, California in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 189,685 employed persons for the month. Visalia lost 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 936 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Visalia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	128,600	-200	+2,100
CPS	189,685	+936	+4,565

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 August 2018 at 129,199. Since then 599 jobs have been lost in Visalia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Visalia is at a new high of 189,685.

Employment: CES, CPS

Visalia, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	128,600	-200	189,685	936
September 2018	128,800	-399	188,749	641
August 2018	129,199	1,099	188,108	580
July 2018	128,100	0	187,528	1,126
June 2018	128,100	200	186,402	295
May 2018	127,900	-200	186,107	-281
April 2018	128,100	-200	186,388	87
March 2018	128,300	400	186,301	685
February 2018	127,900	600	185,616	570
January 2018	127,300	700	185,046	-762
December 2017	126,600	0	185,808	339
November 2017	126,600	100	185,469	349