Florida Job Growth

There were 8,932,300 jobs in Florida in March 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,986,015 employed persons for the month. Florida added 11,500 jobs in March 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 11 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Florida job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	8,932,300	+11,500	+209,700
CPS	9,986,015	-11	+187,689

Florida Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Florida as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Florida

CES employment in March 2019 for Florida is at a new high of 8,932,300.

CPS employment in Florida reached a maximum of 9,986,026 in February 2019. 11 jobs have been lost in Florida since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2019	8,932,300	11,500	9,986,015	-11
February 2019	8,920,800	24,400	9,986,026	18,153
January 2019	8,896,400	4,400	9,967,873	21,261
December 2018	8,892,000	19,500	9,946,612	-1,951
November 2018	8,872,500	22,100	9,948,563	3,988
October 2018	8,850,400	22,400	9,944,575	21,357
September 2018	8,828,000	16,100	9,923,218	26,637
August 2018	8,811,900	27,100	9,896,581	25,132
July 2018	8,784,800	17,100	9,871,449	21,781
June 2018	8,767,700	20,900	9,849,668	16,304
May 2018	8,746,800	10,200	9,833,364	16,215
April 2018	8,736,600	14,000	9,817,149	18,823