Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida Job Growth

There were 2,238,100 jobs in Miami, Florida in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,647,240 employed persons for the month. Miami added 2,200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 9,272 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Miami job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,238,100	+2,200	+33,300
CPS	2,647,240	+9,272	+76,284

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

Miami, Florida Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Miami peaked in June 2007 at 2,419,400. Since then 181,300 jobs have been lost in Miami according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,172,900 in January 2010, Miami has gained 65,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,705,480 for Miami in January 2008. 58,240 jobs have been lost in Miami since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 2,523,039, Miami has added 124,201 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Miami, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	2,238,100	2,200	2,647,240	9,272
February 2012	2,235,900	2,400	2,637,968	7,089
January 2012	2,233,500	-4,100	2,630,879	4,336
December 2011	2,237,600	4,600	2,626,543	4,862
November 2011	2,233,000	2,400	2,621,681	10,285
October 2011	2,230,600	12,600	2,611,396	14,197
September 2011	2,218,000	-3,100	2,597,199	9,611
August 2011	2,221,100	2,400	2,587,588	2,847
July 2011	2,218,700	-2,400	2,584,741	877
June 2011	2,221,100	4,300	2,583,864	-1,032
May 2011	2,216,800	700	2,584,896	8,616
April 2011	2,216,100	11,300	2,576,280	5,324
March 2011	2,204,800	-600	2,570,956	6,436