El Centro, California Job Growth

There were 50,300 jobs in El Centro, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 51,511 employed persons for the month. El Centro lost 2,800 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 5,678 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare El Centro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	50,300	-2,800	-2,500
CPS	51,511	-5,678	-6,702

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 February 2020 at 53,800. Since then 3,500 jobs have been lost in El Centro according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 60,371 for El Centro in March 2014. 8,860 jobs have been lost in El Centro since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

El Centro, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	50,300	-2,800	51,511	-5,678
March 2020	53,100	-700	57,189	-1,279
February 2020	53,800	300	58,468	-48
January 2020	53,500	100	58,516	-98
December 2019	53,400	300	58,614	16
November 2019	53,100	-400	58,598	40
October 2019	53,500	100	58,558	50
September 2019	53,400	300	58,508	58
August 2019	53,100	100	58,450	49
July 2019	53,000	-200	58,401	37
June 2019	53,200	0	58,364	60
May 2019	53,200	400	58,304	91