Florida Job Growth

There were 7,291,500 jobs in Florida in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 8,320,136 employed persons for the month. Florida added 7,300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 17,365 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Florida job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	7,291,500	+7,300	+113,900
CPS	8,320,136	+17,365	+150,619

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 8,071,200. Since then 779,700 jobs have been lost in Florida according to the employer survey. From a trough of 7,151,000 in December 2009, Florida has gained 140,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Florida reached a maximum of 8,726,470 in February 2007. 406,334 jobs have been lost in Florida since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 8,111,245, Florida has added 208,891 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	7,291,500	7,300	8,320,136	17,365
November 2011	7,284,200	11,000	8,302,771	29,033
October 2011	7,273,200	14,300	8,273,738	34,021
September 2011	7,258,900	28,300	8,239,717	26,113
August 2011	7,230,600	7,400	8,213,604	-18,704
July 2011	7,223,200	-24,700	8,232,308	-19,374
June 2011	7,247,900	5,200	8,251,682	-17,653
May 2011	7,242,700	32,400	8,269,335	19,892
April 2011	7,210,300	9,100	8,249,443	27,867
March 2011	7,201,200	18,500	8,221,576	25,324
February 2011	7,182,700	21,200	8,196,252	19,934
January 2011	7,161,500	-16,100	8,176,318	6,801
December 2010	7,177,600	-6,000	8,169,517	3,891