El Centro, California Job Growth

There were 52,000 jobs in El Centro, California in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 57,054 employed persons for the month. El Centro added 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 133 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare El Centro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	52,000	+200	+300
CPS	57,054	-133	-1,336

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

El Centro, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for El Centro 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 for El Centro, California

CES employment for El Centro peaked in June 2018 at 52,300. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in El Centro according to the employer survey. From a trough of 51,600 in April 2019, El Centro has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 60,346 for El Centro in March 2014. 3,292 jobs have been lost in El Centro since then according to the household survey. From a May 2016 low of 56,515, El Centro has added 539 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

El Centro, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	52,000	200	57,054	-133
June 2019	51,800	100	57,187	-206
May 2019	51,700	100	57,393	-232
April 2019	51,600	-400	57,625	-361
March 2019	52,000	-100	57,986	-244
February 2019	52,100	-100	58,230	-85
January 2019	52,200	0	58,315	-26
December 2018	52,200	-100	58,341	11
November 2018	52,300	0	58,330	12
October 2018	52,300	300	58,318	-6
September 2018	52,000	-200	58,324	-32
August 2018	52,200	500	58,356	-34