Jacksonville, Florida Job Growth

There were 591,700 jobs in Jacksonville, Florida in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 623,523 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 1,000 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,860 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	591,700	+1,000	+10,500
CPS	623,523	+2,860	+10,296

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 636,700. Since then 45,000 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 578,600 in February 2010, Jacksonville has gained 13,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 650,836 for Jacksonville in May 2008. 27,313 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 608,058, Jacksonville has added 15,465 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	591,700	1,000	623,523	2,860
November 2011	590,700	4,800	620,663	1,286
October 2011	585,900	-100	619,377	138
September 2011	586,000	300	619,239	179
August 2011	585,700	-2,700	619,060	-443
July 2011	588,400	-100	619,503	1,424
June 2011	588,500	3,500	618,079	1,940
May 2011	585,000	2,400	616,139	1,349
April 2011	582,600	2,800	614,790	748
March 2011	579,800	-1,200	614,042	1,091
February 2011	581,000	500	612,951	555
January 2011	580,500	-700	612,396	-831
December 2010	581,200	-1,600	613,227	498