Department of Numbers

San Diego-Carlsbad, California Job Growth

There were 1,569,400 jobs in San Diego, California in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,551,984 employed persons for the month. San Diego added 3,100 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,750 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Diego job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,569,400 +3,100 +48,900
CPS 1,551,984 +1,750 +28,935

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 March 2023 is at a new high of 1,569,400.

CPS employment in March 2023 for San Diego is at a new high of 1,551,984.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2023

San Diego, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
March 2023 1,569,400 3,100 1,551,984 1,750
February 2023 1,566,300 -100 1,550,234 1,028
January 2023 1,566,400 8,400 1,549,206 2,330
December 2022 1,558,000 3,500 1,546,876 -174
November 2022 1,554,500 4,800 1,547,050 446
October 2022 1,549,700 500 1,546,604 2,328
September 2022 1,549,200 6,200 1,544,276 2,767
August 2022 1,543,000 5,000 1,541,509 2,792
July 2022 1,538,000 4,900 1,538,717 2,935
June 2022 1,533,100 3,300 1,535,782 3,344
May 2022 1,529,800 3,400 1,532,438 4,262
April 2022 1,526,400 5,900 1,528,176 5,127