Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California Job Growth

There were 5,187,500 jobs in Los Angeles, California in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 5,755,850 employed persons for the month. Los Angeles added 12,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 13,815 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Los Angeles job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	5,187,500	+12,100	+42,400
CPS	5,755,850	+13,815	+75,607

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 chart below shows the monthly job growth for Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles, California

CES employment for Los Angeles peaked in March 2007 at 5,649,600. Since then 462,100 jobs have been lost in Los Angeles according to the employer survey. From a trough of 5,100,300 in September 2010, Los Angeles has gained 87,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 6,186,810 for Los Angeles in September 2007. 430,960 jobs have been lost in Los Angeles since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 5,680,243, Los Angeles has added 75,607 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Los Angeles, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	5,187,500	12,100	5,755,850	13,815
November 2011	5,175,400	4,600	5,742,035	20,648
October 2011	5,170,800	6,700	5,721,387	21,762
September 2011	5,164,100	35,400	5,699,625	13,516
August 2011	5,128,700	-14,700	5,686,109	-3,727
July 2011	5,143,400	9,300	5,689,836	-23,790
June 2011	5,134,100	-300	5,713,626	-12,247
May 2011	5,134,400	-13,500	5,725,873	4,795
April 2011	5,147,900	12,700	5,721,078	18,038
March 2011	5,135,200	-27,200	5,703,040	-3,438
February 2011	5,162,400	32,300	5,706,478	8,275
January 2011	5,130,100	-15,000	5,698,203	17,960
December 2010	5,145,100	9,900	5,680,243	-2,393