Vallejo-Fairfield, California Job Growth

There were 119,200 jobs in Vallejo, California in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 189,783 employed persons for the month. Vallejo added 600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,385 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Vallejo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	119,200	+600	+900
CPS	189,783	+1,385	+2,970

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 11,300 jobs have been lost in Vallejo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 114,600 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. 9,310 jobs have been lost in Vallejo since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 185,053, Vallejo has added 4,730 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Vallejo, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	119,200	600	189,783	1,385
November 2011	118,600	500	188,398	1,570
October 2011	118,100	900	186,828	1,001
September 2011	117,200	700	185,827	774
August 2011	116,500	1,900	185,053	-110
July 2011	114,600	-1,400	185,163	-1,071
June 2011	116,000	-1,500	186,234	-621
May 2011	117,500	-800	186,855	-231
April 2011	118,300	900	187,086	-45
March 2011	117,400	-1,100	187,131	-82
February 2011	118,500	-100	187,213	207
January 2011	118,600	300	187,006	193
December 2010	118,300	0	186,813	-371