Salinas, California Job Growth

There were 124,700 jobs in Salinas, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 164,659 employed persons for the month. Salinas lost 21,800 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 40,563 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salinas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	124,700	-21,800	-20,400
CPS	164,659	-40,563	-43,402

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

Salinas, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Salinas peaked in February 2020 at 147,000. Since then 22,300 jobs have been lost in Salinas according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 210,802 for Salinas in December 2019. 46,143 jobs have been lost in Salinas since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Salinas, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	124,700	-21,800	164,659	-40,563
March 2020	146,500	-500	205,222	-5,532
February 2020	147,000	200	210,754	395
January 2020	146,800	100	210,359	-443
December 2019	146,700	700	210,802	717
November 2019	146,000	300	210,085	631
October 2019	145,700	1,300	209,454	585
September 2019	144,400	-500	208,869	442
August 2019	144,900	-300	208,427	269
July 2019	145,200	-300	208,158	132
June 2019	145,500	-300	208,026	17
May 2019	145,800	700	208,009	-52