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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California Job Growth

There were 6,312,600 jobs in Los Angeles, California in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 6,296,421 employed persons for the month. Los Angeles added 10,100 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 161 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Los Angeles job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 6,312,600 +10,100 +152,200
CPS 6,296,421 +161 +23,184

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 in March 2023 is at a new high of 6,312,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 6,600,549 for Los Angeles in February 2020. 304,128 jobs have been lost in Los Angeles since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 5,067,061, Los Angeles has added 1,229,360 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2023

Los Angeles, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
March 2023 6,312,600 10,100 6,296,421 161
February 2023 6,302,500 17,600 6,296,260 -7
January 2023 6,284,900 10,400 6,296,267 3,299
December 2022 6,274,500 -11,100 6,292,968 102
November 2022 6,285,600 10,100 6,292,866 810
October 2022 6,275,500 32,400 6,292,056 2,756
September 2022 6,243,100 5,900 6,289,300 2,732
August 2022 6,237,200 9,800 6,286,568 1,346
July 2022 6,227,400 15,800 6,285,222 653
June 2022 6,211,600 12,700 6,284,569 1,511
May 2022 6,198,900 15,800 6,283,058 3,656
April 2022 6,183,100 22,700 6,279,402 6,165