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San Diego-Carlsbad, California Job Growth

There were 1,413,400 jobs in San Diego, California in July 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,430,772 employed persons for the month. San Diego added 9,700 jobs in July 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,311 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Diego job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey July 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,413,400 +9,700 +73,100
CPS 1,430,772 +1,311 +81,812

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 peaked in February 2020 at 1,522,800. Since then 109,400 jobs have been lost in San Diego according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,268,600 in April 2020, San Diego has gained 144,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,529,845 for San Diego in February 2020. 99,073 jobs have been lost in San Diego since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 1,273,909, San Diego has added 156,863 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through July 2021

San Diego, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
July 2021 1,413,400 9,700 1,430,772 1,311
June 2021 1,403,700 4,600 1,429,461 -676
May 2021 1,399,100 1,100 1,430,137 -1,488
April 2021 1,398,000 3,400 1,431,625 -3,399
March 2021 1,394,600 3,900 1,435,024 -1,754
February 2021 1,390,700 26,100 1,436,778 28,979
January 2021 1,364,600 -13,900 1,407,799 363
December 2020 1,378,500 -500 1,407,436 -296
November 2020 1,379,000 6,100 1,407,732 452
October 2020 1,372,900 3,400 1,407,280 47,385
September 2020 1,369,500 18,400 1,359,895 5,147
August 2020 1,351,100 10,800 1,354,748 5,788

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