San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California Job Growth
There were 2,510,000 jobs in San Francisco, California in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,475,633 employed persons for the month. San Francisco added 17,500 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 202 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Francisco job growth to job growth in other cities.
| Employment Survey | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES | 2,510,000 | +17,500 | +80,300 |
| CPS | 2,475,633 | -202 | +82,067 |
Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.
San Francisco, California Employment Changes
The charts below show the monthly job growth for San Francisco 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 Francisco, California
CES employment for San Francisco peaked in January 2020 at 2,522,300. Since then 12,300 jobs have been lost in San Francisco according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,111,600 in April 2020, San Francisco has gained 398,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,541,622 for San Francisco in February 2020. 65,989 jobs have been lost in San Francisco since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 2,101,485, San Francisco has added 374,148 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
San Francisco, California Employment History
| Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | 2,510,000 | 17,500 | 2,475,633 | -202 |
| December 2022 | 2,492,500 | -1,800 | 2,475,835 | 2,769 |
| November 2022 | 2,494,300 | 3,400 | 2,473,066 | -2,100 |
| October 2022 | 2,490,900 | 8,000 | 2,475,166 | 1,357 |
| September 2022 | 2,482,900 | 5,000 | 2,473,809 | 3,622 |
| August 2022 | 2,477,900 | 2,700 | 2,470,187 | 6,806 |
| July 2022 | 2,475,200 | 4,500 | 2,463,381 | 5,001 |
| June 2022 | 2,470,700 | 7,300 | 2,458,380 | 6,149 |
| May 2022 | 2,463,400 | 7,300 | 2,452,231 | 10,654 |
| April 2022 | 2,456,100 | 6,200 | 2,441,577 | 14,109 |
| March 2022 | 2,449,900 | 7,300 | 2,427,468 | 17,965 |
| February 2022 | 2,442,600 | 12,900 | 2,409,503 | 15,937 |
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