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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California Job Growth

There were 1,182,900 jobs in San Jose, California in April 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,052,712 employed persons for the month. San Jose added 300 jobs in April 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,416 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Jose job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,182,900 +300 +35,500
CPS 1,052,712 -1,416 +17,863

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

San Jose, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for San Jose 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 Jose, California

CES employment for San Jose in April 2023 is at a new high of 1,182,900.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,064,787 for San Jose in January 2020. 12,075 jobs have been lost in San Jose since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 915,228, San Jose has added 137,484 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2023

San Jose, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
April 2023 1,182,900 300 1,052,712 -1,416
March 2023 1,182,600 1,400 1,054,128 -536
February 2023 1,181,200 2,400 1,054,664 -1,601
January 2023 1,178,800 1,900 1,056,265 -697
December 2022 1,176,900 2,300 1,056,962 -415
November 2022 1,174,600 2,000 1,057,377 108
October 2022 1,172,600 3,200 1,057,269 2,466
September 2022 1,169,400 4,800 1,054,803 3,550
August 2022 1,164,600 4,000 1,051,253 4,121
July 2022 1,160,600 5,000 1,047,132 4,282
June 2022 1,155,600 3,800 1,042,850 4,077
May 2022 1,151,800 4,400 1,038,773 3,924

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