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Salinas, California Job Growth

There were 145,700 jobs in Salinas, California in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 203,545 employed persons for the month. Salinas added 900 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,607 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salinas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 145,700 +900 +3,600
CPS 203,545 +3,607 +3,794

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 146,100. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Salinas according to the employer survey. From a trough of 117,500 in April 2020, Salinas has gained 28,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 208,696 for Salinas in January 2020. 5,151 jobs have been lost in Salinas since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 173,176, Salinas has added 30,369 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Salinas, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 145,700 900 203,545 3,607
December 2022 144,800 500 199,938 351
November 2022 144,300 100 199,587 -372
October 2022 144,200 -200 199,959 -500
September 2022 144,400 500 200,459 -187
August 2022 143,900 300 200,646 -308
July 2022 143,600 200 200,954 -489
June 2022 143,400 100 201,443 -516
May 2022 143,300 500 201,959 -356
April 2022 142,800 -200 202,315 228
March 2022 143,000 900 202,087 1,076
February 2022 142,100 0 201,011 1,260