Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, California Job Growth

There were 807,100 jobs in Sacramento, California in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 915,072 employed persons for the month. Sacramento lost 3,200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,209 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Sacramento job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	807,100	-3,200	+6,200
CPS	915,072	+2,209	+17,034

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

Sacramento, California Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Sacramento 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 Sacramento, California

CES employment for Sacramento peaked in March 2007 at 906,500. Since then 99,400 jobs have been lost in Sacramento according to the employer survey. From a trough of 795,000 in February 2011, Sacramento has gained 12,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 985,680 for Sacramento in February 2007. 70,608 jobs have been lost in Sacramento since then according to the household survey. From a March 2011 low of 892,697, Sacramento has added 22,375 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Sacramento, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	807,100	-3,200	915,072	2,209
November 2011	810,300	3,400	912,863	5,653
October 2011	806,900	200	907,210	2,862
September 2011	806,700	-800	904,348	3,560
August 2011	807,500	8,300	900,788	1,971
July 2011	799,200	-4,200	898,817	-193
June 2011	803,400	7,100	899,010	2,737
May 2011	796,300	-1,900	896,273	1,814
April 2011	798,200	2,700	894,459	1,762
March 2011	795,500	500	892,697	-1,230
February 2011	795,000	-4,100	893,927	-2,061
January 2011	799,100	-1,800	895,988	-2,050
December 2010	800,900	-1,800	898,038	-2,126