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California Job Growth

There were 17,966,400 jobs in California in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 18,503,355 employed persons for the month. California added 96,700 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 21,259 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is California job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 17,966,400 +96,700 +599,500
CPS 18,503,355 +21,259 +297,519

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 January 2023 for California is at a new high of 17,966,400.

CPS employment in California reached a maximum of 18,754,316 in January 2020. 250,961 jobs have been lost in California since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 15,646,706, California has added 2,856,649 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 17,966,400 96,700 18,503,355 21,259
December 2022 17,869,700 -20,200 18,482,096 -2,297
November 2022 17,889,900 20,200 18,484,393 8,544
October 2022 17,869,700 63,500 18,475,849 4,608
September 2022 17,806,200 21,200 18,471,241 -17,309
August 2022 17,785,000 32,500 18,488,550 -17,558
July 2022 17,752,500 60,000 18,506,108 -6,030
June 2022 17,692,500 31,800 18,512,138 22,815
May 2022 17,660,700 48,700 18,489,323 33,968
April 2022 17,612,000 76,300 18,455,355 72,538
March 2022 17,535,700 52,600 18,382,817 81,053
February 2022 17,483,100 116,200 18,301,764 95,928

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