Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California Job Growth

There were 172,300 jobs in Santa Rosa, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 234,626 employed persons for the month. Santa Rosa added 2,400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,349 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Rosa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	172,300	+2,400	-1,200
CPS	234,626	+2,349	+5,532

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

Santa Rosa, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Santa Rosa peaked in April 2007 at 191,500. Since then 19,200 jobs have been lost in Santa Rosa according to the employer survey. From a trough of 167,000 in February 2010, Santa Rosa has gained 5,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 249,416 for Santa Rosa in April 2001. 14,790 jobs have been lost in Santa Rosa since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 226,730, Santa Rosa has added 7,896 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Santa Rosa, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	172,300	2,400	234,626	2,349
February 2012	169,900	1,500	232,277	1,893
January 2012	168,400	1,300	230,384	1,943
December 2011	167,100	-200	228,441	588
November 2011	167,300	-400	227,853	186
October 2011	167,700	-1,500	227,667	25
September 2011	169,200	300	227,642	73
August 2011	168,900	100	227,569	-1,311
July 2011	168,800	100	228,880	-263
June 2011	168,700	-2,700	229,143	166
May 2011	171,400	-500	228,977	399
April 2011	171,900	-1,600	228,578	-516
March 2011	173,500	3,700	229,094	-61