Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida Job Growth

There were 2,211,000 jobs in Miami, Florida in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,626,543 employed persons for the month. Miami lost 3,700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,862 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Miami job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,211,000	-3,700	+26,500
CPS	2,626,543	+4,862	+70,521

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 August 2007 at 2,420,200. Since then 209,200 jobs have been lost in Miami according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,174,300 in March 2010, Miami has gained 36,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,705,480 for Miami in January 2008. 78,937 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 103,504 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Miami, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,211,000	-3,700	2,626,543	4,862
November 2011	2,214,700	1,000	2,621,681	10,285
October 2011	2,213,700	10,300	2,611,396	14,197
September 2011	2,203,400	-3,300	2,597,199	9,611
August 2011	2,206,700	2,500	2,587,588	2,847
July 2011	2,204,200	2,800	2,584,741	877
June 2011	2,201,400	-3,800	2,583,864	-1,032
May 2011	2,205,200	2,500	2,584,896	8,616
April 2011	2,202,700	4,000	2,576,280	5,324
March 2011	2,198,700	7,200	2,570,956	6,436
February 2011	2,191,500	6,800	2,564,520	5,947
January 2011	2,184,700	200	2,558,573	2,551
December 2010	2,184,500	-400	2,556,022	688