Metros in California where jobs are growing fastest

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- June employment: 69,600
--- 1-month change: Down 800 jobs (-1.14%)
--- 1-year change: Up 700 jobs (+1.02%)

#26. Redding
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- June employment: 43,000
--- 1-month change: Down 300 jobs (-0.69%)
--- 1-year change: Up 1,700 jobs (+4.12%)

#25. Hanford
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- June employment: 102,200
--- 1-month change: Down 500 jobs (-0.49%)
--- 1-year change: Up 2,800 jobs (+2.82%)

#24. Santa Cruz
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- June employment: 317,100
--- 1-month change: Down 1,400 jobs (-0.44%)
--- 1-year change: Up 5,300 jobs (+1.7%)

#23. Oxnard
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- June employment: 74,400
--- 1-month change: Down 200 jobs (-0.27%)
--- 1-year change: Up 2,000 jobs (+2.76%)

#22. Napa
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- June employment: 122,400
--- 1-month change: Down 200 jobs (-0.16%)
--- 1-year change: Up 4,400 jobs (+3.73%)

#21. San Luis Obispo
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- June employment: 189,700
--- 1-month change: Down 300 jobs (-0.16%)
--- 1-year change: Up 3,400 jobs (+1.83%)

#20. Modesto
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- June employment: 6,347,800
--- 1-month change: Down 2,600 jobs (-0.04%)
--- 1-year change: Up 136,200 jobs (+2.19%)

#19. Los Angeles
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- June employment: 78,100
--- 1-month change: No change
--- 1-year change: Up 1,300 jobs (+1.69%)

#18. Chico
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- June employment: 1,676,100
--- 1-month change: Up 600 jobs (+0.04%)
--- 1-year change: Up 14,100 jobs (+0.85%)

#17. Riverside
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- June employment: 141,900
--- 1-month change: Up 100 jobs (+0.07%)
--- 1-year change: Up 3,900 jobs (+2.83%)

#16. Visalia
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- June employment: 389,900
--- 1-month change: Up 300 jobs (+0.08%)
--- 1-year change: Up 12,000 jobs (+3.18%)

#15. Fresno
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- June employment: 200,400
--- 1-month change: Up 200 jobs (+0.1%)
--- 1-year change: Up 6,100 jobs (+3.14%)

#14. Santa Maria
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- June employment: 1,093,100
--- 1-month change: Up 1,100 jobs (+0.1%)
--- 1-year change: Up 29,200 jobs (+2.74%)

#13. Sacramento
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- June employment: 293,000
--- 1-month change: Up 300 jobs (+0.1%)
--- 1-year change: Up 5,900 jobs (+2.06%)

#12. Bakersfield
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- June employment: 277,300
--- 1-month change: Up 300 jobs (+0.11%)
--- 1-year change: Up 4,400 jobs (+1.61%)

#11. Stockton
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- June employment: 142,600
--- 1-month change: Up 200 jobs (+0.14%)
--- 1-year change: Up 2,900 jobs (+2.08%)

#10. Vallejo
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- June employment: 209,000
--- 1-month change: Up 300 jobs (+0.14%)
--- 1-year change: Up 4,100 jobs (+2.0%)

#9. Santa Rosa
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- June employment: 2,531,800
--- 1-month change: Up 3,700 jobs (+0.15%)
--- 1-year change: Up 61,100 jobs (+2.47%)

#8. San Francisco
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- June employment: 57,400
--- 1-month change: Up 100 jobs (+0.17%)
--- 1-year change: Up 1,200 jobs (+2.14%)

#7. El Centro
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- June employment: 51,700
--- 1-month change: Up 100 jobs (+0.19%)
--- 1-year change: Up 1,300 jobs (+2.58%)

#6. Yuba City
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- June employment: 149,100
--- 1-month change: Up 500 jobs (+0.34%)
--- 1-year change: Up 5,700 jobs (+3.97%)

#5. Salinas
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- June employment: 1,580,500
--- 1-month change: Up 5,700 jobs (+0.36%)
--- 1-year change: Up 47,400 jobs (+3.09%)

#4. San Diego
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- June employment: 1,189,400
--- 1-month change: Up 4,700 jobs (+0.4%)
--- 1-year change: Up 33,800 jobs (+2.92%)

#3. San Jose
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- June employment: 43,100
--- 1-month change: Up 200 jobs (+0.47%)
--- 1-year change: Up 1,200 jobs (+2.86%)

#2. Madera
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- June employment: 72,800
--- 1-month change: Up 900 jobs (+1.25%)
--- 1-year change: Up 800 jobs (+1.11%)

#1. Merced
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