California Job Growth

There were 17,488,600 jobs in California in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 18,583,341 employed persons for the month. California added 19,600 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 24,554 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is California job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	17,488,600	+19,600	+311,800
CPS	18,583,341	-24,554	-583

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 July 2019 for California is at a new high of 17,488,600.

CPS employment in California reached a maximum of 18,758,730 in February 2019. 175,389 jobs have been lost in California since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	17,488,600	19,600	18,583,341	-24,554
June 2019	17,469,000	41,300	18,607,895	-45,214
May 2019	17,427,700	21,600	18,653,109	-39,391
April 2019	17,406,100	48,600	18,692,500	-49,385
March 2019	17,357,500	28,500	18,741,885	-16,845
February 2019	17,329,000	20,900	18,758,730	18,718
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