Salinas, California Job Growth

There were 148,100 jobs in Salinas, California in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 211,079 employed persons for the month. Salinas added 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 333 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Salinas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	148,100	+200	+5,300
CPS	211,079	-333	+1,558

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 in July 2019 is at a new high of 148,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 212,665 for Salinas in March 2019. 1,586 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
July 2019	148,100	200	211,079	-333
June 2019	147,900	1,100	211,412	-552
May 2019	146,800	100	211,964	-479
April 2019	146,700	500	212,443	-222
March 2019	146,200	500	212,665	284
February 2019	145,700	-500	212,381	682
January 2019	146,200	500	211,699	1,037
December 2018	145,700	800	210,662	55
November 2018	144,900	0	210,607	261
October 2018	144,900	1,500	210,346	475
September 2018	143,400	1,400	209,871	340
August 2018	142,000	-800	209,531	10