Gainesville, Florida Job Growth

There were 143,300 jobs in Gainesville, Florida in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 139,176 employed persons for the month. Gainesville lost 0 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 144 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Gainesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	143,300	0	+1,700
CPS	139,176	+144	+2,205

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

Gainesville, Florida Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Gainesville 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 for Gainesville, Florida

CES employment for Gainesville in January 2018 is at a new high of 143,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 139,304 for Gainesville in October 2017. 128 jobs have been lost in Gainesville since then according to the household survey. From a November 2017 low of 138,992, Gainesville has added 184 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Gainesville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	143,300	0	139,176	144
January 2018	143,300	400	139,032	-44
December 2017	142,900	900	139,076	84
November 2017	142,000	-300	138,992	-312
October 2017	142,300	2,400	139,304	64
September 2017	139,900	-3,200	139,240	331
August 2017	143,100	300	138,909	232
July 2017	142,800	200	138,677	266
June 2017	142,600	700	138,411	719
May 2017	141,900	-300	137,692	25
April 2017	142,200	300	137,667	251
March 2017	141,900	300	137,416	445