Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida Job Growth

There were 73,100 jobs in Panama City, Florida in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,672 employed persons for the month. Panama City lost 700 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 273 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Panama City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	73,100	-700	-100
CPS	83,672	+273	+1,683

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

Panama City, Florida Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Panama City 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 Panama City, Florida

CES employment for Panama City peaked in May 2007 at 77,200. Since then 4,100 jobs have been lost in Panama City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 71,700 in December 2009, Panama City has gained 1,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 84,322 for Panama City in June 2008. 650 jobs have been lost in Panama City since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 80,323, Panama City has added 3,349 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Panama City, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	73,100	-700	83,672	273
February 2012	73,800	400	83,399	849
January 2012	73,400	300	82,550	950
December 2011	73,100	900	81,600	449
November 2011	72,200	-100	81,151	100
October 2011	72,300	400	81,051	129
September 2011	71,900	-1,500	80,922	-362
August 2011	73,400	0	81,284	-180
July 2011	73,400	200	81,464	-480
June 2011	73,200	0	81,944	31
May 2011	73,200	-100	81,913	-78
April 2011	73,300	100	81,991	2
March 2011	73,200	100	81,989	316