Gainesville, Florida Job Growth

There were 146,700 jobs in Gainesville, Florida in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 140,397 employed persons for the month. Gainesville lost 100 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 275 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Gainesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	146,700	-100	+1,500
CPS	140,397	+275	+529

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 May 2019 at 146,900. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Gainesville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 146,500 in June 2019, Gainesville has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 140,599 for Gainesville in February 2019. 202 jobs have been lost in Gainesville since then according to the household survey. From a May 2019 low of 139,988, Gainesville has added 409 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Gainesville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	146,700	-100	140,397	275
July 2019	146,800	300	140,122	124
June 2019	146,500	-400	139,998	10
May 2019	146,900	500	139,988	-93
April 2019	146,400	-100	140,081	-267
March 2019	146,500	200	140,348	-251
February 2019	146,300	100	140,599	16
January 2019	146,200	-300	140,583	78
December 2018	146,500	500	140,505	-22
November 2018	146,000	100	140,527	56
October 2018	145,900	100	140,471	269
September 2018	145,800	600	140,202	334