California Job Growth

There were 17,322,700 jobs in California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 18,758,004 employed persons for the month. California added 14,600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 17,992 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is California job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	17,322,700	+14,600	+222,500
CPS	18,758,004	+17,992	+318,029

California Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for California as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in California

CES employment in February 2019 for California is at a new high of 17,322,700.

CPS employment in California for February 2019 is at a new high of 18,758,004.

Employment: CES, CPS

California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	17,322,700	14,600	18,758,004	17,992
January 2019	17,308,100	5,900	18,740,012	35,050
December 2018	17,302,200	19,700	18,704,962	-2,797
November 2018	17,282,500	23,000	18,707,759	6,947
October 2018	17,259,500	41,000	18,700,812	34,513
September 2018	17,218,500	13,000	18,666,299	42,513
August 2018	17,205,500	28,700	18,623,786	39,862
July 2018	17,176,800	-1,000	18,583,924	34,794
June 2018	17,177,800	35,000	18,549,130	26,043
May 2018	17,142,800	10,900	18,523,087	26,005
April 2018	17,131,900	16,900	18,497,082	28,959
March 2018	17,115,000	14,800	18,468,123	28,148