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Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California Job Growth

There were 197,900 jobs in Santa Maria, California in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 218,089 employed persons for the month. Santa Maria added 2,200 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 327 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Maria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 197,900 +2,200 +4,500
CPS 218,089 +327 +6,950

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Santa Maria, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria, California

CES employment for Santa Maria peaked in December 2019 at 199,700. Since then 1,800 jobs have been lost in Santa Maria according to the employer survey. From a trough of 164,600 in April 2020, Santa Maria has gained 33,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 218,435 for Santa Maria in February 2020. 346 jobs have been lost in Santa Maria since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 183,219, Santa Maria has added 34,870 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Santa Maria, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 197,900 2,200 218,089 327
December 2022 195,700 -300 217,762 739
November 2022 196,000 -400 217,023 289
October 2022 196,400 1,300 216,734 507
September 2022 195,100 400 216,227 687
August 2022 194,700 300 215,540 762
July 2022 194,400 100 214,778 -193
June 2022 194,300 -400 214,971 183
May 2022 194,700 400 214,788 617
April 2022 194,300 -200 214,171 872
March 2022 194,500 1,600 213,299 1,105
February 2022 192,900 -500 212,194 1,055

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