Jacksonville, Florida Job Growth

There were 734,800 jobs in Jacksonville, Florida in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 770,453 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 1,500 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,985 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	734,800	+1,500	+22,400
CPS	770,453	+2,985	+20,782

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 peaked in October 2019 at 735,200. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 733,300 in November 2019, Jacksonville has gained 1,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in December 2019 for Jacksonville is at a new high of 770,453.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2019	734,800	1,500	770,453	2,985
November 2019	733,300	-1,900	767,468	3,202
October 2019	735,200	8,900	764,266	4,180
September 2019	726,300	200	760,086	2,869
August 2019	726,100	500	757,217	3,004
July 2019	725,600	2,200	754,213	2,957
June 2019	723,400	3,600	751,256	2,223
May 2019	719,800	3,200	749,033	836
April 2019	716,600	1,800	748,197	-1,071
March 2019	714,800	1,000	749,268	-717
February 2019	713,800	900	749,985	299
January 2019	712,900	500	749,686	15