San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California Job Growth

There were 1,188,500 jobs in San Jose, California in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,044,050 employed persons for the month. San Jose added 3,800 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 215 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Jose job growth to job growth in other cities.

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

San Jose, California Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for San Jose 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 Jose, California

CES employment for San Jose in November 2023 is at a new high of 1,188,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,064,787 for San Jose in January 2020. 20,737 jobs have been lost in San Jose since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 915,228, San Jose has added 128,822 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Jose, California Employment History