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Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California Job Growth

There were 201,500 jobs in Santa Maria, California in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 218,265 employed persons for the month. Santa Maria added 300 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 159 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Maria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 201,500 +300 +5,500
CPS 218,265 +159 +1,334

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 in November 2023 is at a new high of 201,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 219,110 for Santa Maria in February 2020. 845 jobs have been lost in Santa Maria since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 184,472, Santa Maria has added 33,793 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Santa Maria, California Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 201,500 300 218,265 159
October 2023 201,200 500 218,106 21
September 2023 200,700 300 218,085 40
August 2023 200,400 -1,000 218,045 -317
July 2023 201,400 600 218,362 -194
June 2023 200,800 600 218,556 -345
May 2023 200,200 700 218,901 -98
April 2023 199,500 700 218,999 267
March 2023 198,800 1,200 218,732 503
February 2023 197,600 -300 218,229 606
January 2023 197,900 2,200 217,623 682
December 2022 195,700 -300 216,941 10

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