San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California Job Growth

There were 900,500 jobs in San Jose, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 853,483 employed persons for the month. San Jose added 2,200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 6,500 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Jose job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	900,500	+2,200	+27,200
CPS	853,483	+6,500	+49,092

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 1,071,700. Since then 171,200 jobs have been lost in San Jose according to the employer survey. From a trough of 839,500 in July 2009, San Jose has gained 61,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 956,204 for San Jose in December 2000. 102,721 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 61,646 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
March 2012	900,500	2,200	853,483	6,500
February 2012	898,300	4,800	846,983	7,590
January 2012	893,500	1,900	839,393	7,361
December 2011	891,600	3,300	832,032	2,473
November 2011	888,300	1,800	829,559	4,508
October 2011	886,500	1,200	825,051	3,643
September 2011	885,300	10,500	821,408	5,806
August 2011	874,800	2,600	815,602	3,039
July 2011	872,200	-4,800	812,563	3,047
June 2011	877,000	1,400	809,516	1,288
May 2011	875,600	300	808,228	1,617
April 2011	875,300	2,000	806,611	2,220
March 2011	873,300	1,200	804,391	1,431