San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California Job Growth

There were 98,000 jobs in San Luis Obispo, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 126,602 employed persons for the month. San Luis Obispo lost 500 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,055 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Luis Obispo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	98,000	-500	+1,000
CPS	126,602	+1,055	+4,195

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

San Luis Obispo, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for San Luis Obispo peaked in April 2007 at 105,100. Since then 7,100 jobs have been lost in San Luis Obispo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 94,000 in July 2009, San Luis Obispo has gained 4,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 129,059 for San Luis Obispo in February 2007. 2,457 jobs have been lost in San Luis Obispo since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 120,776, San Luis Obispo has added 5,826 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Luis Obispo, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	98,000	-500	126,602	1,055
February 2012	98,500	700	125,547	1,255
January 2012	97,800	2,800	124,292	1,508
December 2011	95,000	-1,000	122,784	334
November 2011	96,000	-300	122,450	34
October 2011	96,300	-700	122,416	163
September 2011	97,000	300	122,253	396
August 2011	96,700	200	121,857	-163
July 2011	96,500	-600	122,020	-1,187
June 2011	97,100	-500	123,207	-32
May 2011	97,600	300	123,239	440
April 2011	97,300	300	122,799	392
March 2011	97,000	-200	122,407	1,135