Vallejo-Fairfield, California Job Growth

There were 120,300 jobs in Vallejo, California in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 195,556 employed persons for the month. Vallejo added 500 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,465 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Vallejo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	120,300	+500	+2,900
CPS	195,556	+1,465	+8,425

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

Vallejo, California Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Vallejo 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 Vallejo, California

CES employment for Vallejo peaked in January 2006 at 130,500. Since then 10,200 jobs have been lost in Vallejo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 115,700 in July 2011, Vallejo has gained 4,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 199,093 for Vallejo in November 2005. 3,537 jobs have been lost in Vallejo since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 185,053, Vallejo has added 10,503 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Vallejo, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	120,300	500	195,556	1,465
February 2012	119,800	-1,000	194,091	1,747
January 2012	120,800	400	192,344	2,561
December 2011	120,400	800	189,783	1,385
November 2011	119,600	-100	188,398	1,570
October 2011	119,700	1,800	186,828	1,001
September 2011	117,900	400	185,827	774
August 2011	117,500	1,800	185,053	-110
July 2011	115,700	-1,600	185,163	-1,071
June 2011	117,300	400	186,234	-621
May 2011	116,900	-200	186,855	-231
April 2011	117,100	-300	187,086	-45
March 2011	117,400	-500	187,131	-82