Jacksonville, Florida Job Growth

There were 592,200 jobs in Jacksonville, Florida in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 634,471 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville lost 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,907 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	592,200	-200	+2,100
CPS	634,471	+1,907	+20,429

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

Jacksonville, Florida Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Jacksonville peaked in June 2007 at 636,500. Since then 44,300 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 578,200 in March 2010, Jacksonville has gained 14,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 650,836 for Jacksonville in May 2008. 16,365 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 608,058, Jacksonville has added 26,413 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	592,200	-200	634,471	1,907
February 2012	592,400	-2,200	632,564	4,075
January 2012	594,600	-1,000	628,489	4,966
December 2011	595,600	2,800	623,523	2,860
November 2011	592,800	3,300	620,663	1,286
October 2011	589,500	100	619,377	138
September 2011	589,400	1,300	619,239	179
August 2011	588,100	700	619,060	-443
July 2011	587,400	-2,200	619,503	1,424
June 2011	589,600	-400	618,079	1,940
May 2011	590,000	-600	616,139	1,349
April 2011	590,600	500	614,790	748
March 2011	590,100	600	614,042	1,091