Payroll jobs by industry, Chico metro area
77,700 payroll jobs in the Chico metro area, September 2026 (not seasonally adjusted). +600 jobs compared with a year earlier.
The state's monthly count of payroll jobs in the Chico metro area (all of Butte County) by industry, compared with the same month a year earlier.
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77,700payroll jobs in the Chico metro area, September 2026 (not seasonally adjusted)
+600jobs compared with a year earlier
+800private education and health services, the biggest gain
-100mining, logging and construction, the biggest drop
The records
| Industry | Jobs | A year earlier | Change | Change % | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Nonfarm | 77,700 | 77,100 | 600 | 0.8% | 2026-09 |
| Total, All Industries | 80,900 | 80,200 | 700 | 0.9% | 2026-09 |
| Total Private | 62,000 | 61,300 | 700 | 1.1% | 2026-09 |
| Goods Producing | 8,100 | 8,200 | -100 | -1.2% | 2026-09 |
| Service-Providing | 69,600 | 68,900 | 700 | 1% | 2026-09 |
| Private Service Providing | 53,900 | 53,100 | 800 | 1.5% | 2026-09 |
| Total Farm | 3,200 | 3,100 | 100 | 3.2% | 2026-09 |
| Mining, Logging and Construction | 4,000 | 4,100 | -100 | -2.4% | 2026-09 |
| Manufacturing | 4,100 | 4,100 | 0 | 0% | 2026-09 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 12,800 | 12,700 | 100 | 0.8% | 2026-09 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,800 | 1,800 | 0 | 0% | 2026-09 |
| Retail Trade | 8,900 | 8,800 | 100 | 1.1% | 2026-09 |
| Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities | 2,100 | 2,100 | 0 | 0% | 2026-09 |
| Information | 500 | 600 | -100 | -17% | 2026-09 |
| Financial Activities | 2,400 | 2,500 | -100 | -4% | 2026-09 |
| Professional and Business Services | 5,100 | 5,200 | -100 | -1.9% | 2026-09 |
| Private Education and Health Services | 21,000 | 20,200 | 800 | 4% | 2026-09 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 8,200 | 8,200 | 0 | 0% | 2026-09 |
| Other Services | 3,900 | 3,700 | 200 | 5.4% | 2026-09 |
| Government | 15,700 | 15,800 | -100 | -0.6% | 2026-09 |
| Federal Government | 600 | 600 | 0 | 0% | 2026-09 |
| State Government | 3,300 | 3,300 | 0 | 0% | 2026-09 |
| State Government Education Services | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | 0% | 2026-09 |
| Local Government | 11,800 | 11,900 | -100 | -0.8% | 2026-09 |
| Local Government Excluding Education | 5,500 | 5,400 | 100 | 1.9% | 2026-09 |
| Special Districts plus Tribes | 2,200 | 2,000 | 200 | 10% | 2026-09 |
| Total State and Local Government | 15,100 | 15,200 | -100 | -0.7% | 2026-09 |
Not seasonally adjusted, so compare with the same month of another year, not the month before. Counts jobs, not people, and leaves out the self-employed. Rounded to the nearest 100; the latest month is preliminary.