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El Centro, California Job Growth

There were 57,400 jobs in El Centro, California in April 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 59,627 employed persons for the month. El Centro added 100 jobs in April 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 99 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare El Centro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 57,400 +100 +1,900
CPS 59,627 -99 +424

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 December 2022 at 57,400. Since then 0 jobs have been lost in El Centro according to the employer survey. From a trough of 57,100 in February 2023, El Centro has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 60,516 for El Centro in September 2022. 889 jobs have been lost in El Centro since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2023

El Centro, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
April 2023 57,400 100 59,627 -99
March 2023 57,300 200 59,726 -146
February 2023 57,100 -300 59,872 -222
January 2023 57,400 0 60,094 -198
December 2022 57,400 200 60,292 -29
November 2022 57,200 200 60,321 -99
October 2022 57,000 200 60,420 -96
September 2022 56,800 -100 60,516 5
August 2022 56,900 500 60,511 159
July 2022 56,400 200 60,352 299
June 2022 56,200 300 60,053 408
May 2022 55,900 400 59,645 442