Jacksonville, Florida Job Growth

There were 717,500 jobs in Jacksonville, Florida in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 748,495 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 2,700 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 773 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	717,500	+2,700	+11,700
CPS	748,495	-773	+2,824

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 April 2019 is at a new high of 717,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 749,985 for Jacksonville in February 2019. 1,490 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
April 2019	717,500	2,700	748,495	-773
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
December 2018	712,400	3,700	749,671	15
November 2018	708,700	-2,600	749,656	89
October 2018	711,300	-1,300	749,567	448
September 2018	712,600	1,200	749,119	587
August 2018	711,400	2,200	748,532	616
July 2018	709,200	-1,000	747,916	665
June 2018	710,200	2,200	747,251	695
May 2018	708,000	2,200	746,556	885