Visalia-Porterville, California Job Growth

There were 127,700 jobs in Visalia, California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 189,886 employed persons for the month. Visalia added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 92 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Visalia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	127,700	+100	+1,500
CPS	189,886	-92	+4,270

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 December 2018 at 128,100. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Visalia according to the employer survey. From a trough of 127,600 in January 2019, Visalia has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 190,580 for Visalia in December 2018. 694 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
February 2019	127,700	100	189,886	-92
January 2019	127,600	-500	189,978	-602
December 2018	128,100	200	190,580	170
November 2018	127,900	1,200	190,410	811
October 2018	126,700	-900	189,599	850
September 2018	127,600	900	188,749	641
August 2018	126,700	1,500	188,108	580
July 2018	125,200	-1,000	187,528	1,126
June 2018	126,200	400	186,402	295
May 2018	125,800	0	186,107	-281
April 2018	125,800	-700	186,388	87
March 2018	126,500	300	186,301	685