Department of Numbers

Florida Job Growth

There were 9,726,100 jobs in Florida in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 10,711,231 employed persons for the month. Florida added 17,500 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 31,746 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Florida job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 9,726,100 +17,500 +346,600
CPS 10,711,231 +31,746 +268,787

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 May 2023 for Florida is at a new high of 9,726,100.

CPS employment in Florida for May 2023 is at a new high of 10,711,231.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Florida Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 9,726,100 17,500 10,711,231 31,746
April 2023 9,708,600 25,100 10,679,485 41,036
March 2023 9,683,500 5,500 10,638,449 43,745
February 2023 9,678,000 34,900 10,594,704 26,011
January 2023 9,643,100 23,000 10,568,693 19,700
December 2022 9,620,100 38,400 10,548,993 2,559
November 2022 9,581,700 36,100 10,546,434 3,343
October 2022 9,545,600 -9,600 10,543,091 10,303
September 2022 9,555,200 47,500 10,532,788 11,921
August 2022 9,507,700 36,700 10,520,867 16,403
July 2022 9,471,000 64,200 10,504,464 25,561
June 2022 9,406,800 27,300 10,478,903 36,459