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

There were 118,400 jobs in San Luis Obispo, California in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 138,584 employed persons for the month. San Luis Obispo added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 849 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Luis Obispo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	118,400	+200	+2,100
CPS	138,584	+849	+3,387

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 2017 at 118,500. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in San Luis Obispo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 118,200 in January 2018, San Luis Obispo has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in February 2018 for San Luis Obispo is at a new high of 138,584.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Luis Obispo, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	118,400	200	138,584	849
January 2018	118,200	-300	137,735	1,328
December 2017	118,500	300	136,407	37
November 2017	118,200	100	136,370	419
October 2017	118,100	700	135,951	-358
September 2017	117,400	1,400	136,309	1,284
August 2017	116,000	-1,300	135,025	-630
July 2017	117,300	-800	135,655	167
June 2017	118,100	1,200	135,488	147
May 2017	116,900	200	135,341	-208
April 2017	116,700	300	135,549	181
March 2017	116,400	100	135,368	171