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California Job Growth

There were 18,154,900 jobs in California in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 18,442,134 employed persons for the month. California added 40,200 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 28,809 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is California job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 18,154,900 +40,200 +285,300
CPS 18,442,134 -28,809 -33,715

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 October 2023 for California is at a new high of 18,154,900.

CPS employment in California reached a maximum of 18,754,316 in January 2020. 312,182 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 2,795,428 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 18,154,900 40,200 18,442,134 -28,809
September 2023 18,114,700 14,400 18,470,943 -36,071
August 2023 18,100,300 3,200 18,507,014 -29,313
July 2023 18,097,100 8,900 18,536,327 -18,050
June 2023 18,088,200 9,900 18,554,377 7,954
May 2023 18,078,300 38,200 18,546,423 9,716
April 2023 18,040,100 69,800 18,536,707 25,322
March 2023 17,970,300 12,000 18,511,385 14,677
February 2023 17,958,300 21,400 18,496,708 -5,536
January 2023 17,936,900 67,800 18,502,244 20,148
December 2022 17,869,100 -20,500 18,482,096 -2,297
November 2022 17,889,600 20,000 18,484,393 8,544

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