Florida Job Growth

There were 7,325,300 jobs in Florida in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 8,451,418 employed persons for the month. Florida lost 2,700 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4,788 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Florida job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	7,325,300	-2,700	+52,600
CPS	8,451,418	+4,788	+202,758

Florida Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Florida 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 in Florida

CES employment peaked in March 2007 for Florida at 8,074,800. Since then 749,500 jobs have been lost in Florida according to the employer survey. From a trough of 7,150,100 in December 2009, Florida has gained 175,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Florida reached a maximum of 8,871,069 in February 2007. 419,651 jobs have been lost in Florida since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 8,005,815, Florida has added 445,603 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	7,325,300	-2,700	8,451,418	4,788
March 2012	7,328,000	10,100	8,446,630	19,920
February 2012	7,317,900	20,100	8,426,710	23,422
January 2012	7,297,800	-35,400	8,403,288	22,447
December 2011	7,333,200	14,300	8,380,841	23,838
November 2011	7,318,900	15,000	8,357,003	25,823
October 2011	7,303,900	17,600	8,331,180	28,650
September 2011	7,286,300	15,800	8,302,530	25,586
August 2011	7,270,500	9,000	8,276,944	17,956
July 2011	7,261,500	1,100	8,258,988	8,035
June 2011	7,260,400	-8,800	8,250,953	1,572
May 2011	7,269,200	-3,500	8,249,381	721
April 2011	7,272,700	33,800	8,248,660	7,474