El Centro, California Job Growth

There were 46,000 jobs in El Centro, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 56,031 employed persons for the month. El Centro lost 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 188 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare El Centro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	46,000	-400	+1,300
CPS	56,031	+188	+2,508

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 chart below shows the monthly job growth for El Centro as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

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 47,000. Since then 1,000 jobs have been lost in El Centro according to the employer survey. From a trough of 44,000 in July 2011, El Centro has gained 2,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 56,626 for El Centro in September 2008. 595 jobs have been lost in El Centro since then according to the household survey. From a February 2011 low of 53,297, El Centro has added 2,734 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

El Centro, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	46,000	-400	56,031	188
February 2012	46,400	100	55,843	381
January 2012	46,300	1,700	55,462	455
December 2011	44,600	0	55,007	100
November 2011	44,600	0	54,907	460
October 2011	44,600	300	54,447	339
September 2011	44,300	0	54,108	277
August 2011	44,300	300	53,831	83
July 2011	44,000	-500	53,748	-164
June 2011	44,500	0	53,912	-29
May 2011	44,500	0	53,941	60
April 2011	44,500	-200	53,881	358
March 2011	44,700	300	53,523	226