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

There were 102,300 jobs in San Luis Obispo, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 115,556 employed persons for the month. San Luis Obispo lost 19,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 19,874 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Luis Obispo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	102,300	-19,000	-17,200
CPS	115,556	-19,874	-20,837

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 February 2020 at 121,700. Since then 19,400 jobs have been lost in San Luis Obispo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 137,872 for San Luis Obispo in December 2019. 22,316 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
April 2020	102,300	-19,000	115,556	-19,874
March 2020	121,300	-400	135,430	-2,372
February 2020	121,700	100	137,802	109
January 2020	121,600	500	137,693	-179
December 2019	121,100	600	137,872	178
November 2019	120,500	-200	137,694	198
October 2019	120,700	600	137,496	220
September 2019	120,100	-1,200	137,276	222
August 2019	121,300	1,300	137,054	214
July 2019	120,000	300	136,840	201
June 2019	119,700	-200	136,639	160
May 2019	119,900	400	136,479	86