Florida Job Growth

There were 8,396,900 jobs in Florida in June 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 8,749,302 employed persons for the month. Florida added 296,000 jobs in June 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 441,251 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Florida job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	June 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	8,396,900	+296,000	-541,800
CPS	8,749,302	+441,251	-1,224,281

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 peaked in February 2020 for Florida at 9,071,600. Since then 674,700 jobs have been lost in Florida according to the employer survey. From a trough of 7,893,500 in April 2020, Florida has gained 503,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Florida reached a maximum of 10,164,675 in February 2020. 1,415,373 jobs have been lost in Florida since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 8,166,411, Florida has added 582,891 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
June 2020	8,396,900	296,000	8,749,302	441,251
May 2020	8,100,900	207,400	8,308,051	141,640
April 2020	7,893,500	-1,082,800	8,166,411	-1,707,466
March 2020	8,976,300	-95,300	9,873,877	-290,798
February 2020	9,071,600	2,800	10,164,675	15,746
January 2020	9,068,800	37,400	10,148,929	27,335
December 2019	9,031,400	24,700	10,121,594	-4,952
November 2019	9,006,700	5,900	10,126,546	1,115
October 2019	9,000,800	17,200	10,125,431	26,513
September 2019	8,983,600	2,400	10,098,918	39,580
August 2019	8,981,200	17,800	10,059,338	44,322
July 2019	8,963,400	24,700	10,015,016	41,433