Which metro areas in California are adding jobs fastest?
Fresno, CA (+22.8%), Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (+16.0%) and Yuba City, CA (+12.2%) added private-sector jobs fastest among California metro areas between 2018 and 2023.
Data as of 2023 · updated
All 7 ranked California metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Change 2018–23 | Jobs added | Private jobs 2023 | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno, CA | +22.8% | +61,572 | 332,203 | 1,203,383 |
| 2 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | +16.0% | +193,856 | 1,406,138 | 4,769,007 |
| 3 | Yuba City, CA | +12.2% | +4,003 | 36,769 | 187,478 |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | +9.2% | +203,185 | 2,417,363 | 4,630,041 |
| 5 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | +8.2% | +62,232 | 825,511 | 2,477,274 |
| 6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | +8.0% | +88,208 | 1,185,619 | 1,984,473 |
| 7 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | +3.1% | +168,330 | 5,568,514 | 12,844,441 |
How this is ranked
The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.
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Questions
Which metro area in California has the fastest job growth?
Fresno, CA: +22.8%, ahead of Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (+16.0%) and Yuba City, CA (+12.2%), of 7 California metro areas ranked.
How is this ranking calculated?
The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.