Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California Job Growth
There were 5,569,900 jobs in Los Angeles, California in February 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 5,926,183 employed persons for the month. Los Angeles added 29,600 jobs in February 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 8,906 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Los Angeles job growth to job growth in other cities.
| Employment Survey | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES | 5,569,900 | +29,600 | -731,900 |
| CPS | 5,926,183 | +8,906 | -607,198 |
Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.
Los Angeles, California Employment Changes
The charts below show the monthly job growth for Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles, California
CES employment for Los Angeles peaked in February 2020 at 6,301,800. Since then 731,900 jobs have been lost in Los Angeles according to the employer survey. From a trough of 5,270,100 in April 2020, Los Angeles has gained 299,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 6,533,381 for Los Angeles in February 2020. 607,198 jobs have been lost in Los Angeles since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 5,043,859, Los Angeles has added 882,324 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
Los Angeles, California Employment History
| Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | 5,569,900 | 29,600 | 5,926,183 | 8,906 |
| January 2021 | 5,540,300 | -21,100 | 5,917,277 | 101,162 |
| December 2020 | 5,561,400 | -21,900 | 5,816,115 | -98,866 |
| November 2020 | 5,583,300 | -700 | 5,914,981 | -33,234 |
| October 2020 | 5,584,000 | 59,100 | 5,948,215 | 340,770 |
| September 2020 | 5,524,900 | 19,400 | 5,607,445 | 88,057 |
| August 2020 | 5,505,500 | 28,900 | 5,519,388 | 87,737 |
| July 2020 | 5,476,600 | 11,800 | 5,431,651 | 85,418 |
| June 2020 | 5,464,800 | 163,900 | 5,346,233 | 302,374 |
| May 2020 | 5,300,900 | 30,800 | 5,043,859 | -47,511 |
| April 2020 | 5,270,100 | -951,800 | 5,091,370 | -1,076,085 |
| March 2020 | 6,221,900 | -79,900 | 6,167,455 | -365,926 |
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