Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida Job Growth

There were 46,700 jobs in Sebastian, Florida in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 57,384 employed persons for the month. Sebastian added 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 816 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Sebastian job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	46,700	+600	+2,500
CPS	57,384	+816	+3,826

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

Sebastian, Florida Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Sebastian peaked in January 2007 at 50,400. Since then 3,700 jobs have been lost in Sebastian according to the employer survey. From a trough of 43,500 in February 2010, Sebastian has gained 3,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 59,131 for Sebastian in October 2006. 1,747 jobs have been lost in Sebastian since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 53,133, Sebastian has added 4,251 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Sebastian, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	46,700	600	57,384	816
February 2012	46,100	300	56,568	1,135
January 2012	45,800	400	55,433	1,152
December 2011	45,400	500	54,281	330
November 2011	44,900	400	53,951	273
October 2011	44,500	200	53,678	204
September 2011	44,300	-100	53,474	36
August 2011	44,400	200	53,438	-131
July 2011	44,200	-200	53,569	-103
June 2011	44,400	100	53,672	-151
May 2011	44,300	0	53,823	137
April 2011	44,300	100	53,686	128
March 2011	44,200	-100	53,558	360