California Job Growth

There were 14,199,000 jobs in California in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 16,197,633 employed persons for the month. California added 10,700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 73,035 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is California job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	14,199,000	+10,700	+263,200
CPS	16,197,633	+73,035	+319,348

California Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for California 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 in California

CES employment peaked in July 2007 for California at 15,214,200. Since then 1,015,200 jobs have been lost in California according to the employer survey. From a trough of 13,847,800 in September 2010, California has gained 351,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in California reached a maximum of 17,023,322 in January 2008. 825,689 jobs have been lost in California since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 15,830,729, California has added 366,904 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	14,199,000	10,700	16,197,633	73,035
November 2011	14,188,300	24,700	16,124,598	116,569
October 2011	14,163,600	37,700	16,008,029	91,731
September 2011	14,125,900	39,200	15,916,298	85,569
August 2011	14,086,700	21,100	15,830,729	-16,836
July 2011	14,065,600	-4,600	15,847,565	-62,439
June 2011	14,070,200	30,400	15,910,004	-37,347
May 2011	14,039,800	-21,100	15,947,351	8,565
April 2011	14,060,900	14,900	15,938,786	36,481
March 2011	14,046,000	-14,900	15,902,305	-13,897
February 2011	14,060,900	101,500	15,916,202	11,599
January 2011	13,959,400	23,600	15,904,603	26,318
December 2010	13,935,800	16,700	15,878,285	509