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

There were 804,500 jobs in Sacramento, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 920,766 employed persons for the month. Sacramento added 700 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,211 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Sacramento job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	804,500	+700	-2,000
CPS	920,766	+2,211	+28,069

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 906,000. Since then 101,500 jobs have been lost in Sacramento according to the employer survey. From a trough of 792,500 in July 2011, Sacramento has gained 12,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 985,680 for Sacramento in February 2007. 64,914 jobs have been lost in Sacramento since then according to the household survey. From a March 2011 low of 892,697, Sacramento has added 28,069 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Sacramento, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	804,500	700	920,766	2,211
February 2012	803,800	2,800	918,555	1,335
January 2012	801,000	-100	917,220	2,148
December 2011	801,100	-1,200	915,072	2,209
November 2011	802,300	2,400	912,863	5,653
October 2011	799,900	1,500	907,210	2,862
September 2011	798,400	2,400	904,348	3,560
August 2011	796,000	3,500	900,788	1,971
July 2011	792,500	-6,600	898,817	-193
June 2011	799,100	-2,200	899,010	2,737
May 2011	801,300	-3,100	896,273	1,814
April 2011	804,400	-2,100	894,459	1,762
March 2011	806,500	-2,100	892,697	-1,230