Jacksonville, Florida Job Growth

There were 713,900 jobs in Jacksonville, Florida in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 750,830 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 1,000 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 689 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	713,900	+1,000	+8,000
CPS	750,830	-689	+2,088

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

Jacksonville, Florida Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Jacksonville in February 2019 is at a new high of 713,900.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 756,859 for Jacksonville in July 2018. 6,029 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	713,900	1,000	750,830	-689
January 2019	712,900	500	751,519	-4,401
December 2018	712,400	3,700	755,920	2,285
November 2018	708,700	-2,600	753,635	-1,462
October 2018	711,300	-1,300	755,097	-223
September 2018	712,600	1,200	755,320	1,432
August 2018	711,400	2,200	753,888	-2,971
July 2018	709,200	-1,000	756,859	1,736
June 2018	710,200	2,200	755,123	3,316
May 2018	708,000	2,200	751,807	3,424
April 2018	705,800	-2,100	748,383	-160
March 2018	707,900	2,000	748,543	-199