San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California Job Growth

There were 1,927,600 jobs in San Francisco, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,092,019 employed persons for the month. San Francisco added 7,500 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 14,952 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Francisco job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,927,600	+7,500	+36,200
CPS	2,092,019	+14,952	+98,156

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 chart below shows the monthly job growth for San Francisco 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 Francisco, California

CES employment for San Francisco peaked in December 2000 at 2,158,400. Since then 230,800 jobs have been lost in San Francisco according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,875,300 in July 2010, San Francisco has gained 52,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,231,317 for San Francisco in January 2001. 139,298 jobs have been lost in San Francisco since then according to the household survey. From a February 2011 low of 1,993,860, San Francisco has added 98,159 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Francisco, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	1,927,600	7,500	2,092,019	14,952
February 2012	1,920,100	8,700	2,077,067	15,360
January 2012	1,911,400	3,600	2,061,707	16,416
December 2011	1,907,800	2,200	2,045,291	7,309
November 2011	1,905,600	2,500	2,037,982	11,703
October 2011	1,903,100	7,500	2,026,279	10,286
September 2011	1,895,600	6,700	2,015,993	10,553
August 2011	1,888,900	9,100	2,005,440	5,517
July 2011	1,879,800	-7,600	1,999,923	726
June 2011	1,887,400	-3,400	1,999,197	2,546
May 2011	1,890,800	-1,800	1,996,651	2,124
April 2011	1,892,600	1,200	1,994,527	664
March 2011	1,891,400	-1,700	1,993,863	3