Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California Job Growth

There were 167,900 jobs in Santa Barbara, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 210,525 employed persons for the month. Santa Barbara added 700 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,308 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Barbara job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	167,900	+700	+3,300
CPS	210,525	+2,308	+10,001

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

Santa Barbara, California Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara, California

CES employment for Santa Barbara peaked in December 2007 at 174,500. Since then 6,600 jobs have been lost in Santa Barbara according to the employer survey. From a trough of 160,800 in December 2009, Santa Barbara has gained 7,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Santa Barbara is at a new high of 210,525.

Employment: CES, CPS

Santa Barbara, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	167,900	700	210,525	2,308
February 2012	167,200	300	208,217	3,322
January 2012	166,900	1,600	204,895	4,075
December 2011	165,300	600	200,820	1,169
November 2011	164,700	600	199,651	735
October 2011	164,100	-600	198,916	-585
September 2011	164,700	-600	199,501	-55
August 2011	165,300	-700	199,556	-661
July 2011	166,000	1,400	200,217	-376
June 2011	164,600	-100	200,593	-267
May 2011	164,700	0	200,860	237
April 2011	164,700	100	200,623	99
March 2011	164,600	-200	200,524	239