Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Job Growth

There were 1,145,400 jobs in Tampa, Florida in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,189,256 employed persons for the month. Tampa added 2,600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,531 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tampa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,145,400	+2,600	+23,500
CPS	1,189,256	+4,531	+38,715

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

Tampa, Florida Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Tampa peaked in September 2006 at 1,243,400. Since then 98,000 jobs have been lost in Tampa according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,103,300 in January 2010, Tampa has gained 42,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,241,963 for Tampa in February 2007. 52,707 jobs have been lost in Tampa since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 1,141,680, Tampa has added 47,576 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tampa, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	1,145,400	2,600	1,189,256	4,531
February 2012	1,142,800	2,900	1,184,725	5,513
January 2012	1,139,900	-5,500	1,179,212	3,401
December 2011	1,145,400	1,300	1,175,811	2,634
November 2011	1,144,100	3,100	1,173,177	3,678
October 2011	1,141,000	-500	1,169,499	3,688
September 2011	1,141,500	6,600	1,165,811	6,162
August 2011	1,134,900	4,400	1,159,649	2,545
July 2011	1,130,500	5,100	1,157,104	611
June 2011	1,125,400	-1,200	1,156,493	-1,269
May 2011	1,126,600	-1,400	1,157,762	2,544
April 2011	1,128,000	6,100	1,155,218	4,677
March 2011	1,121,900	-100	1,150,541	3,272