San Diego-Carlsbad, California Job Growth
There were 1,441,000 jobs in San Diego, California in November 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,477,118 employed persons for the month. San Diego added 5,200 jobs in November 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 18,226 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Diego job growth to job growth in other cities.
| Employment Survey | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES | 1,441,000 | +5,200 | +62,000 |
| CPS | 1,477,118 | +18,226 | +69,386 |
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 81,800 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 172,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,529,845 for San Diego in February 2020. 52,727 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 203,209 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 2021 | 1,441,000 | 5,200 | 1,477,118 | 18,226 |
| October 2021 | 1,435,800 | 14,000 | 1,458,892 | 23,139 |
| September 2021 | 1,421,800 | 7,400 | 1,435,753 | 3,056 |
| August 2021 | 1,414,400 | -4,500 | 1,432,697 | 1,657 |
| July 2021 | 1,418,900 | 15,200 | 1,431,040 | 1,579 |
| 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 |
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