Santa Rosa, California Job Growth

There were 170,200 jobs in Santa Rosa, California in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 200,615 employed persons for the month. Santa Rosa lost 40,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 49,184 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Rosa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	170,200	-40,000	-37,600
CPS	200,615	-49,184	-49,822

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 November 2019 at 212,000. Since then 41,800 jobs have been lost in Santa Rosa according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 254,944 for Santa Rosa in December 2019. 54,329 jobs have been lost in Santa Rosa since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Santa Rosa, California Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	170,200	-40,000	200,615	-49,184
March 2020	210,200	-1,300	249,799	-4,182
February 2020	211,500	-200	253,981	-143
January 2020	211,700	-300	254,124	-820
December 2019	212,000	0	254,944	194
November 2019	212,000	200	254,750	384
October 2019	211,800	800	254,366	577
September 2019	211,000	-500	253,789	863
August 2019	211,500	1,300	252,926	1,022
July 2019	210,200	1,600	251,904	909
June 2019	208,600	500	250,995	544
May 2019	208,100	300	250,451	14