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San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California Job Growth

There were 2,003,300 jobs in San Francisco, California in March 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,178,947 employed persons for the month. San Francisco added 1,300 jobs in March 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,470 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Francisco job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,003,300 +1,300 +45,300
CPS 2,178,947 +4,470 +60,798

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

San Francisco, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for San Francisco 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 San Francisco, California

CES employment for San Francisco peaked in December 2000 at 2,158,400. Since then 155,100 jobs have been lost in San Francisco according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,877,700 in August 2010, San Francisco has gained 125,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,231,317 for San Francisco in January 2001. 52,370 jobs have been lost in San Francisco since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 2,012,209, San Francisco has added 166,738 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2013

San Francisco, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
March 2013 2,003,300 1,300 2,178,947 4,470
February 2013 2,002,000 -11,000 2,174,477 8,378
January 2013 2,013,000 5,600 2,166,099 4,954
December 2012 2,007,400 5,200 2,161,145 3,330
November 2012 2,002,200 6,100 2,157,815 4,179
October 2012 1,996,100 4,600 2,153,636 4,750
September 2012 1,991,500 700 2,148,886 5,002
August 2012 1,990,800 5,600 2,143,884 4,985
July 2012 1,985,200 8,600 2,138,899 4,937
June 2012 1,976,600 6,900 2,133,962 5,115
May 2012 1,969,700 3,400 2,128,847 5,256
April 2012 1,966,300 8,300 2,123,591 5,442
March 2012 1,958,000 6,400 2,118,149 5,834

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