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

There were 122,700 jobs in San Luis Obispo, California in September 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 134,490 employed persons for the month. San Luis Obispo lost 300 jobs in September 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Luis Obispo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 122,700 -300 +3,700
CPS 134,490 +1 +798

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 peaked in July 2023 at 123,800. Since then 1,100 jobs have been lost in San Luis Obispo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 136,745 for San Luis Obispo in February 2020. 2,255 jobs have been lost in San Luis Obispo since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 109,589, San Luis Obispo has added 24,901 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through September 2023

San Luis Obispo, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
September 2023 122,700 -300 134,490 1
August 2023 123,000 -800 134,489 -101
July 2023 123,800 900 134,590 97
June 2023 122,900 300 134,493 -63
May 2023 122,600 400 134,556 -119
April 2023 122,200 200 134,675 90
March 2023 122,000 400 134,585 151
February 2023 121,600 500 134,434 240
January 2023 121,100 300 134,194 247
December 2022 120,800 1,300 133,947 20
November 2022 119,500 1,000 133,927 78
October 2022 118,500 -500 133,849 157