Gainesville, Florida Job Growth

There were 125,000 jobs in Gainesville, Florida in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 128,014 employed persons for the month. Gainesville added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 410 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Gainesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	125,000	+300	-2,000
CPS	128,014	+410	-246

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

Gainesville, Florida Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Gainesville 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 Gainesville, Florida

CES employment for Gainesville peaked in December 2007 at 135,000. Since then 10,000 jobs have been lost in Gainesville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 124,400 in January 2012, Gainesville has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 133,637 for Gainesville in August 2008. 5,623 jobs have been lost in Gainesville since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 126,989, Gainesville has added 1,025 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Gainesville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	125,000	300	128,014	410
February 2012	124,700	300	127,604	151
January 2012	124,400	-500	127,453	-43
December 2011	124,900	0	127,496	-5
November 2011	124,900	200	127,501	-443
October 2011	124,700	-800	127,944	-273
September 2011	125,500	-500	128,217	-180
August 2011	126,000	-500	128,397	-244
July 2011	126,500	200	128,641	-23
June 2011	126,300	0	128,664	139
May 2011	126,300	-500	128,525	659
April 2011	126,800	-200	127,866	-394
March 2011	127,000	300	128,260	593