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El Centro, California Job Growth

There were 45,800 jobs in El Centro, California in April 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 57,500 employed persons for the month. El Centro added 100 jobs in April 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 432 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare El Centro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 45,800 +100 -100
CPS 57,500 +432 +1,097

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

El Centro, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for El Centro 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 for El Centro, California

CES employment for El Centro peaked in July 2008 at 47,100. Since then 1,300 jobs have been lost in El Centro according to the employer survey. From a trough of 43,900 in May 2010, El Centro has gained 1,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in April 2013 for El Centro is at a new high of 57,500.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2013

El Centro, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
April 2013 45,800 100 57,500 432
March 2013 45,700 -500 57,068 288
February 2013 46,200 -400 56,780 457
January 2013 46,600 200 56,323 369
December 2012 46,400 300 55,954 64
November 2012 46,100 400 55,890 38
October 2012 45,700 0 55,852 10
September 2012 45,700 100 55,842 -33
August 2012 45,600 300 55,875 -74
July 2012 45,300 -600 55,949 -127
June 2012 45,900 0 56,076 -164
May 2012 45,900 0 56,240 -163
April 2012 45,900 700 56,403 -121

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