San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California Job Growth

There were 1,899,700 jobs in San Francisco, California in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,045,291 employed persons for the month. San Francisco lost 1,400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 7,309 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Francisco job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,899,700	-1,400	+20,700
CPS	2,045,291	+7,309	+48,199

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 258,700 jobs have been lost in San Francisco according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,875,200 in January 2011, San Francisco has gained 24,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,231,317 for San Francisco in January 2001. 186,026 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 51,431 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
December 2011	1,899,700	-1,400	2,045,291	7,309
November 2011	1,901,100	1,000	2,037,982	11,703
October 2011	1,900,100	1,700	2,026,279	10,286
September 2011	1,898,400	-500	2,015,993	10,553
August 2011	1,898,900	10,500	2,005,440	5,517
July 2011	1,888,400	800	1,999,923	726
June 2011	1,887,600	9,300	1,999,197	2,546
May 2011	1,878,300	-2,500	1,996,651	2,124
April 2011	1,880,800	2,700	1,994,527	664
March 2011	1,878,100	-600	1,993,863	3
February 2011	1,878,700	3,500	1,993,860	-1,137
January 2011	1,875,200	-3,800	1,994,997	-2,095
December 2010	1,879,000	-1,600	1,997,092	-2,487