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Santa Rosa, California Job Growth

There were 208,500 jobs in Santa Rosa, California in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 242,303 employed persons for the month. Santa Rosa lost 400 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 666 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Rosa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 208,500 -400 +4,400
CPS 242,303 -666 +1,946

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 2,300 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 37,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 254,923 for Santa Rosa in January 2018. 12,620 jobs have been lost in Santa Rosa since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 204,539, Santa Rosa has added 37,764 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Santa Rosa, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 208,500 -400 242,303 -666
April 2023 208,900 100 242,969 75
March 2023 208,800 -100 242,894 106
February 2023 208,900 600 242,788 462
January 2023 208,300 1,100 242,326 589
December 2022 207,200 400 241,737 0
November 2022 206,800 1,700 241,737 90
October 2022 205,100 400 241,647 305
September 2022 204,700 -200 241,342 341
August 2022 204,900 100 241,001 258
July 2022 204,800 -100 240,743 176
June 2022 204,900 800 240,567 210

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