San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California Job Growth

There were 120,100 jobs in San Luis Obispo, California in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 136,508 employed persons for the month. San Luis Obispo added 800 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 80 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Luis Obispo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	120,100	+800	+2,500
CPS	136,508	-80	+124

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

San Luis Obispo, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for San Luis Obispo in July 2019 is at a new high of 120,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 137,994 for San Luis Obispo in February 2019. 1,486 jobs have been lost in San Luis Obispo since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Luis Obispo, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	120,100	800	136,508	-80
June 2019	119,300	300	136,588	-359
May 2019	119,000	100	136,947	-442
April 2019	118,900	100	137,389	-390
March 2019	118,800	900	137,779	-215
February 2019	117,900	-600	137,994	33
January 2019	118,500	-500	137,961	309
December 2018	119,000	300	137,652	-21
November 2018	118,700	100	137,673	103
October 2018	118,600	800	137,570	387
September 2018	117,800	0	137,183	444
August 2018	117,800	200	136,739	355