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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

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

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