Modesto, CA MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 159,104 | - | 11.9 | - |
| 1991 | 156,063 | -1.9 | 14.8 | 2.9 |
| 1992 | 160,131 | 2.6 | 16.6 | 1.7 |
| 1993 | 161,467 | 0.8 | 16.9 | 0.3 |
| 1994 | 162,796 | 0.8 | 15.9 | -1.0 |
| 1995 | 162,601 | -0.1 | 15.5 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | 166,857 | 2.6 | 14.4 | -1.1 |
| 1997 | 171,584 | 2.8 | 13.3 | -1.1 |
| 1998 | 176,738 | 3.0 | 12.3 | -1.0 |
| 1999 | 180,713 | 2.2 | 10.6 | -1.6 |
| 2000 | 191,613 | 6.0 | 7.8 | -2.9 |
| 2001 | 196,399 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 198,985 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 201,347 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 204,716 | 1.7 | 9.2 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 209,745 | 2.5 | 8.5 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 209,774 | 0.0 | 8.0 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 210,926 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 0.8 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 156,411 | 0.4 | 16.7 | -2.2 |
| Feb | 156,523 | 0.8 | 17.1 | -2.0 |
| Mar | 156,271 | 0.3 | 17.4 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 156,707 | -0.3 | 17.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 160,692 | -0.3 | 16.8 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 163,624 | 0.8 | 16.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 168,256 | -2.2 | 15.8 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 176,593 | 0.0 | 12.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 172,607 | 0.6 | 11.8 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 164,635 | 0.8 | 13.4 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 160,685 | -1.0 | 15.0 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 158,211 | -1.2 | 14.9 | 0.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 156,838 | 0.3 | 17.1 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 157,620 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 158,023 | 1.1 | 17.1 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 158,575 | 1.2 | 16.3 | -1.3 |
| May | 165,473 | 3.0 | 15.4 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 167,828 | 2.6 | 14.7 | -2.0 |
| Jul | 175,318 | 4.2 | 13.4 | -2.4 |
| Aug | 181,825 | 3.0 | 10.5 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 177,302 | 2.7 | 10.8 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 170,478 | 3.5 | 12.7 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 167,457 | 4.2 | 14.2 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 165,552 | 4.6 | 13.9 | -1.0 |
| 1997-Jan | 161,399 | 2.9 | 15.9 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 163,046 | 3.4 | 16.1 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 164,438 | 4.1 | 16.0 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 165,872 | 4.6 | 14.7 | -1.6 |
| May | 171,274 | 3.5 | 13.9 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 175,235 | 4.4 | 13.7 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 179,518 | 2.4 | 12.4 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 185,123 | 1.8 | 9.9 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 180,509 | 1.8 | 10.1 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 172,803 | 1.4 | 12.1 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 171,102 | 2.2 | 12.5 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 168,693 | 1.9 | 12.6 | -1.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 166,862 | 3.4 | 14.6 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 167,879 | 3.0 | 14.8 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 169,175 | 2.9 | 14.8 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 172,288 | 3.9 | 12.9 | -1.8 |
| May | 174,697 | 2.0 | 12.7 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 177,323 | 1.2 | 13.3 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 181,371 | 1.0 | 12.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 190,165 | 2.7 | 9.5 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 191,868 | 6.3 | 8.9 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 179,711 | 4.0 | 11.2 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 175,191 | 2.4 | 11.4 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 174,325 | 3.3 | 11.3 | -1.4 |
| 1999-Jan | 173,459 | 4.0 | 12.8 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 172,976 | 3.0 | 13.2 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 174,130 | 2.9 | 12.9 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 176,188 | 2.3 | 11.8 | -1.1 |
| May | 177,921 | 1.8 | 11.1 | -1.7 |
| Jun | 182,048 | 2.7 | 11.6 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 185,531 | 2.3 | 10.7 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 192,280 | 1.1 | 8.2 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 191,293 | -0.3 | 7.4 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 183,911 | 2.3 | 8.9 | -2.3 |
| Nov | 180,043 | 2.8 | 9.6 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 178,778 | 2.6 | 9.6 | -1.7 |
| 2000-Jan | 185,592 | 7.0 | 8.6 | -4.3 |
| Feb | 186,557 | 7.9 | 9.0 | -4.1 |
| Mar | 186,222 | 6.9 | 9.2 | -3.7 |
| Apr | 188,002 | 6.7 | 8.2 | -3.6 |
| May | 189,423 | 6.5 | 8.3 | -2.7 |
| Jun | 193,942 | 6.5 | 7.9 | -3.6 |
| Jul | 195,779 | 5.5 | 7.5 | -3.2 |
| Aug | 201,317 | 4.7 | 6.4 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 197,684 | 3.3 | 5.9 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 193,592 | 5.3 | 6.9 | -2.1 |
| Nov | 190,248 | 5.7 | 7.7 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 190,993 | 6.8 | 7.7 | -1.9 |
| 2001-Jan | 188,234 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 189,373 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 189,442 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 189,990 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
| May | 193,584 | 2.2 | 8.0 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 199,736 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 202,470 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 209,267 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 204,734 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 199,703 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 196,536 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 193,720 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 1.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 191,239 | 1.6 | 10.8 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 192,624 | 1.7 | 10.9 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 193,610 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 193,727 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 1.5 |
| May | 195,200 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 200,221 | 0.2 | 9.7 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 204,639 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 211,724 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 209,870 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 201,506 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 196,373 | -0.1 | 10.2 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 197,092 | 1.7 | 10.2 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 195,170 | 2.1 | 11.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 196,156 | 1.8 | 11.3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 197,126 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 197,237 | 1.8 | 10.6 | 0.4 |
| May | 199,518 | 2.2 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 202,405 | 1.1 | 10.5 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 203,316 | -0.6 | 9.9 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 210,700 | -0.5 | 8.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 208,772 | -0.5 | 7.9 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 203,473 | 1.0 | 8.8 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 201,399 | 2.6 | 9.5 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 200,888 | 1.9 | 9.4 | -0.8 |
| 2004-Jan | 196,134 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 197,081 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 197,627 | 0.3 | 11.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 198,889 | 0.8 | 10.1 | -0.5 |
| May | 201,607 | 1.0 | 9.4 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 205,463 | 1.5 | 9.5 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 213,045 | 4.8 | 8.6 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 216,527 | 2.8 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 210,547 | 0.9 | 7.6 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 207,959 | 2.2 | 8.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 206,225 | 2.4 | 8.7 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 205,491 | 2.3 | 8.9 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 201,608 | 2.8 | 10.0 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 203,260 | 3.1 | 10.3 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 204,217 | 3.3 | 9.7 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 205,108 | 3.1 | 9.1 | -1.0 |
| May | 209,190 | 3.8 | 8.4 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 210,291 | 2.3 | 8.4 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 213,866 | 0.4 | 8.2 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 221,112 | 2.1 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 216,064 | 2.6 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 212,793 | 2.3 | 7.5 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 209,916 | 1.8 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 209,509 | 2.0 | 7.8 | -1.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 204,806 | 1.6 | 8.8 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 205,010 | 0.9 | 9.1 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 205,775 | 0.8 | 9.0 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 205,010 | 0.0 | 8.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 207,662 | -0.7 | 7.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 209,303 | -0.5 | 8.3 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 211,535 | -1.1 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 217,309 | -1.7 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 216,463 | 0.2 | 6.6 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 213,660 | 0.4 | 6.7 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 210,400 | 0.2 | 7.6 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 210,353 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 207,974 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 207,566 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 208,580 | 1.4 | 8.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 207,355 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 209,317 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 213,328 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 214,007 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 216,519 | -0.4 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 215,301 | -0.5 | 7.9 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 210,838 | -1.3 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
| Nov | 209,817 | -0.3 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 210,515 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 2.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 208,209 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 207,778 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 207,986 | -0.3 | 11.3 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 208,589 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 1.6 |
| May | 210,696 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 2.3 |
| Jun | 213,762 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 2.4 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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