San Diego-Carlsbad, California Job Growth
There were 1,527,200 jobs in San Diego, California in November 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,530,400 employed persons for the month. San Diego added 5,300 jobs in November 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,852 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Diego job growth to job growth in other cities.
| Employment Survey | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES | 1,527,200 | +5,300 | +48,200 |
| CPS | 1,530,400 | -1,852 | +49,913 |
Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.
San Diego, California Employment Changes
The charts below show the monthly job growth for San Diego 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 San Diego, California
CES employment for San Diego in November 2022 is at a new high of 1,527,200.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,544,864 for San Diego in February 2020. 14,464 jobs have been lost in San Diego since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 1,260,018, San Diego has added 270,382 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
San Diego, California Employment History
| Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | 1,527,200 | 5,300 | 1,530,400 | -1,852 |
| October 2022 | 1,521,900 | 2,000 | 1,532,252 | -1,740 |
| September 2022 | 1,519,900 | -1,700 | 1,533,992 | 1,020 |
| August 2022 | 1,521,600 | 2,500 | 1,532,972 | 2,566 |
| July 2022 | 1,519,100 | 4,800 | 1,530,406 | 2,177 |
| June 2022 | 1,514,300 | 2,200 | 1,528,229 | 2,848 |
| May 2022 | 1,512,100 | 4,300 | 1,525,381 | 6,360 |
| April 2022 | 1,507,800 | 4,800 | 1,519,021 | 8,442 |
| March 2022 | 1,503,000 | 4,500 | 1,510,579 | 11,263 |
| February 2022 | 1,498,500 | 10,200 | 1,499,316 | 10,199 |
| January 2022 | 1,488,300 | 3,800 | 1,489,117 | 9,736 |
| December 2021 | 1,484,500 | 5,500 | 1,479,381 | -1,106 |
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