San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California Job Growth

There were 1,238,300 jobs in San Diego, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,442,993 employed persons for the month. San Diego lost 1,400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 42 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Diego job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,238,300	-1,400	+5,700
CPS	1,442,993	-42	+42,905

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

San Diego, California Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for San Diego 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 San Diego, California

CES employment for San Diego peaked in July 2007 at 1,314,500. Since then 76,200 jobs have been lost in San Diego according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,211,200 in February 2010, San Diego has gained 27,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,460,890 for San Diego in June 2008. 17,897 jobs have been lost in San Diego since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 1,389,669, San Diego has added 53,324 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Diego, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	1,238,300	-1,400	1,442,993	-42
February 2012	1,239,700	200	1,443,035	1,638
January 2012	1,239,500	-3,200	1,441,397	5,594
December 2011	1,242,700	4,500	1,435,803	8,315
November 2011	1,238,200	1,600	1,427,488	9,336
October 2011	1,236,600	5,100	1,418,152	7,636
September 2011	1,231,500	4,500	1,410,516	4,405
August 2011	1,227,000	3,700	1,406,111	1,159
July 2011	1,223,300	-5,200	1,404,952	-343
June 2011	1,228,500	-1,700	1,405,295	1,375
May 2011	1,230,200	-2,500	1,403,920	2,707
April 2011	1,232,700	100	1,401,213	1,125
March 2011	1,232,600	-300	1,400,088	2,233