Jacksonville, Florida Job Growth

There were 700,500 jobs in Jacksonville, Florida in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 745,682 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,712 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	700,500	+500	+18,100
CPS	745,682	+3,712	+24,422

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 2018 is at a new high of 700,500.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Jacksonville is at a new high of 745,682.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	700,500	500	745,682	3,712
January 2018	700,000	500	741,970	12,112
December 2017	699,500	400	729,858	310
November 2017	699,100	1,000	729,548	341
October 2017	698,100	13,100	729,207	-1,868
September 2017	685,000	-8,700	731,075	3,654
August 2017	693,700	1,300	727,421	118
July 2017	692,400	2,300	727,303	-679
June 2017	690,100	1,800	727,982	3,490
May 2017	688,300	2,300	724,492	69
April 2017	686,000	2,300	724,423	-633
March 2017	683,700	1,300	725,056	3,796