San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California Job Growth

There were 882,700 jobs in San Jose, California in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 832,032 employed persons for the month. San Jose lost 1,200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,473 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Jose job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	882,700	-1,200	+25,800
CPS	832,032	+2,473	+33,298

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

San Jose, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for San Jose peaked in December 2000 at 1,071,400. Since then 188,700 jobs have been lost in San Jose according to the employer survey. From a trough of 841,100 in July 2009, San Jose has gained 41,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 956,204 for San Jose in December 2000. 124,172 jobs have been lost in San Jose since then according to the household survey. From a March 2005 low of 791,837, San Jose has added 40,195 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Jose, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	882,700	-1,200	832,032	2,473
November 2011	883,900	1,700	829,559	4,508
October 2011	882,200	1,000	825,051	3,643
September 2011	881,200	2,300	821,408	5,806
August 2011	878,900	1,000	815,602	3,039
July 2011	877,900	3,200	812,563	3,047
June 2011	874,700	6,500	809,516	1,288
May 2011	868,200	100	808,228	1,617
April 2011	868,100	1,100	806,611	2,220
March 2011	867,000	2,500	804,391	1,431
February 2011	864,500	3,000	802,960	2,144
January 2011	861,500	4,600	800,816	2,082
December 2010	856,900	300	798,734	364