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

There were 117,900 jobs in San Luis Obispo, California in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 137,867 employed persons for the month. San Luis Obispo lost 600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,017 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Luis Obispo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	117,900	-600	+500
CPS	137,867	-1,017	-997

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 December 2018 at 119,000. Since then 1,100 jobs have been lost in San Luis Obispo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 140,663 for San Luis Obispo in December 2018. 2,796 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
February 2019	117,900	-600	137,867	-1,017
January 2019	118,500	-500	138,884	-1,779
December 2018	119,000	300	140,663	159
November 2018	118,700	100	140,504	718
October 2018	118,600	800	139,786	1,332
September 2018	117,800	0	138,454	963
August 2018	117,800	200	137,491	-611
July 2018	117,600	100	138,102	416
June 2018	117,500	-100	137,686	-226
May 2018	117,600	200	137,912	9
April 2018	117,400	200	137,903	-379
March 2018	117,200	-200	138,282	-582