Visalia-Porterville, California Job Growth

There were 128,100 jobs in Visalia, California in July 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 187,642 employed persons for the month. Visalia lost 0 jobs in July 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,240 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Visalia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	128,100	0	+3,200
CPS	187,642	+1,240	+4,067

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 March 2018 at 128,300. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Visalia according to the employer survey. From a trough of 127,900 in May 2018, Visalia has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in July 2018 for Visalia is at a new high of 187,642.

Employment: CES, CPS

Visalia, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2018	128,100	0	187,642	1,240
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
October 2017	126,500	200	185,120	512
September 2017	126,300	200	184,608	709
August 2017	126,100	1,200	183,899	324