Gainesville, Florida Job Growth

There were 146,400 jobs in Gainesville, Florida in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 140,297 employed persons for the month. Gainesville added 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 216 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Gainesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	146,400	+200	+2,400
CPS	140,297	-216	+1,202

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 peaked in December 2018 at 146,500. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Gainesville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 146,200 in January 2019, Gainesville has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 141,238 for Gainesville in December 2018. 941 jobs have been lost in Gainesville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Gainesville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	146,400	200	140,297	-216
January 2019	146,200	-300	140,513	-725
December 2018	146,500	500	141,238	217
November 2018	146,000	100	141,021	565
October 2018	145,900	100	140,456	503
September 2018	145,800	600	139,953	-23
August 2018	145,200	300	139,976	23
July 2018	144,900	100	139,953	424
June 2018	144,800	300	139,529	293
May 2018	144,500	-200	139,236	393
April 2018	144,700	200	138,843	89
March 2018	144,500	500	138,754	-341