Florida Job Growth

There were 8,699,400 jobs in Florida in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,777,955 employed persons for the month. Florida added 26,700 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 23,546 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Florida job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	8,699,400	+26,700	+167,800
CPS	9,777,955	+23,546	+190,820

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 February 2018 for Florida is at a new high of 8,699,400.

CPS employment in Florida for February 2018 is at a new high of 9,777,955.

Employment: CES, CPS

Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	8,699,400	26,700	9,777,955	23,546
January 2018	8,672,700	12,700	9,754,409	13,248
December 2017	8,660,000	28,600	9,741,161	-2,221
November 2017	8,631,400	16,700	9,743,382	-121
October 2017	8,614,700	179,600	9,743,503	9,699
September 2017	8,435,100	-166,900	9,733,804	14,561
August 2017	8,602,000	11,900	9,719,243	15,550
July 2017	8,590,100	1,200	9,703,693	17,641
June 2017	8,588,900	22,300	9,686,052	18,702
May 2017	8,566,600	14,600	9,667,350	22,852
April 2017	8,552,000	8,300	9,644,498	26,817
March 2017	8,543,700	12,100	9,617,681	30,546