Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Job Growth

There were 196,200 jobs in Cape Coral, Florida in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 244,701 employed persons for the month. Cape Coral lost 1,700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 960 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cape Coral job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	196,200	-1,700	+2,500
CPS	244,701	-960	+5,240

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

Cape Coral, Florida Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Cape Coral as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Cape Coral, Florida

CES employment for Cape Coral peaked in December 2006 at 235,700. Since then 39,500 jobs have been lost in Cape Coral according to the employer survey. From a trough of 193,000 in January 2011, Cape Coral has gained 3,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 280,621 for Cape Coral in December 2006. 35,920 jobs have been lost in Cape Coral since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 239,461, Cape Coral has added 5,240 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cape Coral, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	196,200	-1,700	244,701	-960
November 2011	197,900	-900	245,661	419
October 2011	198,800	700	245,242	1,528
September 2011	198,100	2,000	243,714	1,821
August 2011	196,100	1,000	241,893	608
July 2011	195,100	1,900	241,285	-267
June 2011	193,200	-1,000	241,552	-1,378
May 2011	194,200	-900	242,930	24
April 2011	195,100	500	242,906	1,481
March 2011	194,600	1,100	241,425	1,131
February 2011	193,500	500	240,294	585
January 2011	193,000	-700	239,709	248
December 2010	193,700	-200	239,461	-407