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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California Job Growth

There were 6,389,600 jobs in Los Angeles, California in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 6,280,075 employed persons for the month. Los Angeles added 9,600 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 14,472 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Los Angeles job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 6,389,600 +9,600 +104,000
CPS 6,280,075 -14,472 -12,791

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

Los Angeles, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles, California

CES employment for Los Angeles in November 2023 is at a new high of 6,389,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 6,600,549 for Los Angeles in February 2020. 320,474 jobs have been lost in Los Angeles since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 5,067,061, Los Angeles has added 1,213,014 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Los Angeles, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 6,389,600 9,600 6,280,075 -14,472
October 2023 6,380,000 14,400 6,294,547 -3,145
September 2023 6,365,600 4,300 6,297,692 -2,945
August 2023 6,361,300 -5,100 6,300,637 1,914
July 2023 6,366,400 18,700 6,298,723 543
June 2023 6,347,700 -2,700 6,298,180 8,038
May 2023 6,350,400 7,800 6,290,142 -8,304
April 2023 6,342,600 30,900 6,298,446 2,034
March 2023 6,311,700 9,200 6,296,412 152
February 2023 6,302,500 17,600 6,296,260 -7
January 2023 6,284,900 10,400 6,296,267 3,299
December 2022 6,274,500 -11,100 6,292,968 102