Gainesville, Florida Job Growth

There were 145,200 jobs in Gainesville, Florida in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 140,436 employed persons for the month. Gainesville lost 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 483 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Gainesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	145,200	-300	+2,900
CPS	140,436	+483	+2,131

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 September 2018 at 145,500. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Gainesville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Gainesville is at a new high of 140,436.

Employment: CES, CPS

Gainesville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	145,200	-300	140,436	483
September 2018	145,500	700	139,953	-23
August 2018	144,800	-100	139,976	23
July 2018	144,900	700	139,953	424
June 2018	144,200	500	139,529	293
May 2018	143,700	-200	139,236	393
April 2018	143,900	500	138,843	89
March 2018	143,400	300	138,754	-341
February 2018	143,100	-200	139,095	388
January 2018	143,300	400	138,707	69
December 2017	142,900	900	138,638	219
November 2017	142,000	-300	138,419	114