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Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, California Job Growth

There were 1,077,100 jobs in Sacramento, California in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,078,711 employed persons for the month. Sacramento added 3,900 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 463 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Sacramento job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,077,100 +3,900 +31,699
CPS 1,078,711 +463 +27,342

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

Sacramento, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Sacramento 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 Sacramento, California

CES employment for Sacramento in January 2023 is at a new high of 1,077,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,080,098 for Sacramento in September 2022. 1,387 jobs have been lost in Sacramento since then according to the household survey. From a November 2022 low of 1,078,122, Sacramento has added 589 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Sacramento, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 1,077,100 3,900 1,078,711 463
December 2022 1,073,200 -900 1,078,248 126
November 2022 1,074,100 -1,600 1,078,122 -1,666
October 2022 1,075,700 3,000 1,079,788 -310
September 2022 1,072,700 2,200 1,080,098 484
August 2022 1,070,500 2,900 1,079,614 388
July 2022 1,067,600 3,700 1,079,226 1,452
June 2022 1,063,900 1,300 1,077,774 1,073
May 2022 1,062,600 2,800 1,076,701 4,770
April 2022 1,059,800 2,500 1,071,931 6,518
March 2022 1,057,300 5,900 1,065,413 7,968
February 2022 1,051,400 5,999 1,057,445 6,076