California Job Growth

There were 14,237,000 jobs in California in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 16,475,651 employed persons for the month. California lost 4,200 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 19,249 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is California job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	14,237,000	-4,200	+175,600
CPS	16,475,651	+19,249	+295,817

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 15,223,100. Since then 986,100 jobs have been lost in California according to the employer survey. From a trough of 13,849,800 in February 2010, California has gained 387,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in California reached a maximum of 17,020,268 in January 2008. 544,617 jobs have been lost in California since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 15,936,776, California has added 538,875 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	14,237,000	-4,200	16,475,651	19,249
March 2012	14,241,200	22,100	16,456,402	986
February 2012	14,219,100	38,600	16,455,416	12,469
January 2012	14,180,500	1,500	16,442,947	28,043
December 2011	14,179,000	38,500	16,414,904	49,122
November 2011	14,140,500	18,600	16,365,782	53,819
October 2011	14,121,900	41,700	16,311,963	58,372
September 2011	14,080,200	67,400	16,253,591	52,754
August 2011	14,012,800	19,300	16,200,837	33,925
July 2011	13,993,500	-54,100	16,166,912	8,540
June 2011	14,047,600	-7,300	16,158,372	-9,404
May 2011	14,054,900	-6,500	16,167,776	-12,058
April 2011	14,061,400	5,100	16,179,834	619