California Job Growth

There were 17,045,800 jobs in California in March 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 18,552,182 employed persons for the month. California lost 7,200 jobs in March 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 2,383 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is California job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	17,045,800	-7,200	+321,000
CPS	18,552,182	+2,383	+289,998

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 peaked in February 2018 for California at 17,053,000. Since then 7,200 jobs have been lost in California according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in California for March 2018 is at a new high of 18,552,182.

Employment: CES, CPS

California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2018	17,045,800	-7,200	18,552,182	2,383
February 2018	17,053,000	1,200	18,549,799	13,065
January 2018	17,051,800	48,900	18,536,734	16,641
December 2017	17,002,900	35,000	18,520,093	-5,680
November 2017	16,967,900	40,000	18,525,773	-493
October 2017	16,927,900	64,600	18,526,266	24,946
September 2017	16,863,300	20,300	18,501,320	38,544
August 2017	16,843,000	16,300	18,462,776	42,793
July 2017	16,826,700	3,800	18,419,983	44,414
June 2017	16,822,900	39,400	18,375,569	39,445
May 2017	16,783,500	42,599	18,336,124	38,087
April 2017	16,740,900	16,100	18,298,037	35,853