Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Job Growth

There were 202,200 jobs in Cape Coral, Florida in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 252,738 employed persons for the month. Cape Coral lost 900 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,005 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cape Coral job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	202,200	-900	+1,700
CPS	252,738	+2,005	+11,313

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 33,500 jobs have been lost in Cape Coral according to the employer survey. From a trough of 195,400 in January 2010, Cape Coral has gained 6,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 280,621 for Cape Coral in December 2006. 27,883 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 13,277 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
March 2012	202,200	-900	252,738	2,005
February 2012	203,100	-600	250,733	2,853
January 2012	203,700	300	247,880	3,179
December 2011	203,400	-1,100	244,701	-960
November 2011	204,500	-700	245,661	419
October 2011	205,200	700	245,242	1,528
September 2011	204,500	1,100	243,714	1,821
August 2011	203,400	1,000	241,893	608
July 2011	202,400	1,300	241,285	-267
June 2011	201,100	-400	241,552	-1,378
May 2011	201,500	-1,100	242,930	24
April 2011	202,600	2,100	242,906	1,481
March 2011	200,500	200	241,425	1,131