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

There were 119,500 jobs in San Luis Obispo, California in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 139,376 employed persons for the month. San Luis Obispo added 500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 922 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Luis Obispo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	119,500	+500	+1,400
CPS	139,376	+922	+1,615

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 119,500.

CPS employment in October 2018 for San Luis Obispo is at a new high of 139,376.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Luis Obispo, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	119,500	500	139,376	922
September 2018	119,000	300	138,454	963
August 2018	118,700	300	137,491	-611
July 2018	118,400	0	138,102	416
June 2018	118,400	-200	137,686	-226
May 2018	118,600	0	137,912	9
April 2018	118,600	300	137,903	-379
March 2018	118,300	0	138,282	-582
February 2018	118,300	100	138,864	446
January 2018	118,200	-300	138,418	139
December 2017	118,500	300	138,279	297
November 2017	118,200	100	137,982	221