Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Job Growth

There were 193,900 jobs in Palm Bay, Florida in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 239,637 employed persons for the month. Palm Bay lost 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,794 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Palm Bay job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	193,900	-300	-600
CPS	239,637	+1,794	+4,581

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

Palm Bay, Florida Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay, Florida

CES employment for Palm Bay peaked in May 2006 at 217,500. Since then 23,600 jobs have been lost in Palm Bay according to the employer survey. From a trough of 192,300 in December 2011, Palm Bay has gained 1,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 254,649 for Palm Bay in May 2006. 15,012 jobs have been lost in Palm Bay since then according to the household survey. From a September 2011 low of 231,362, Palm Bay has added 8,275 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Palm Bay, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	193,900	-300	239,637	1,794
February 2012	194,200	400	237,843	2,709
January 2012	193,800	1,500	235,134	2,726
December 2011	192,300	-900	232,408	269
November 2011	193,200	700	232,139	443
October 2011	192,500	-400	231,696	334
September 2011	192,900	500	231,362	-258
August 2011	192,400	-1,400	231,620	-1,336
July 2011	193,800	-300	232,956	-606
June 2011	194,100	-900	233,562	-516
May 2011	195,000	-100	234,078	-525
April 2011	195,100	600	234,603	-453
March 2011	194,500	400	235,056	341