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Santa Rosa, California Job Growth

There were 208,300 jobs in Santa Rosa, California in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 242,289 employed persons for the month. Santa Rosa added 1,100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 396 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Rosa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 208,300 +1,100 +7,200
CPS 242,289 +396 +6,894

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

Santa Rosa, California Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Santa Rosa peaked in February 2020 at 210,800. Since then 2,500 jobs have been lost in Santa Rosa according to the employer survey. From a trough of 171,500 in April 2020, Santa Rosa has gained 36,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 253,564 for Santa Rosa in March 2018. 11,275 jobs have been lost in Santa Rosa since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 203,545, Santa Rosa has added 38,744 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Santa Rosa, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 208,300 1,100 242,289 396
December 2022 207,200 400 241,893 431
November 2022 206,800 1,700 241,462 -45
October 2022 205,100 400 241,507 -112
September 2022 204,700 -200 241,619 -1
August 2022 204,900 100 241,620 384
July 2022 204,800 -100 241,236 235
June 2022 204,900 800 241,001 506
May 2022 204,100 400 240,495 826
April 2022 203,700 400 239,669 1,018
March 2022 203,300 2,100 238,651 1,633
February 2022 201,200 100 237,018 1,623