Jacksonville, Florida Job Growth

There were 713,300 jobs in Jacksonville, Florida in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 755,920 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 3,300 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,285 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	713,300	+3,300	+13,800
CPS	755,920	+2,285	+12,008

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 August 2018 at 714,800. Since then 1,500 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 710,000 in November 2018, Jacksonville has gained 3,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 756,859 for Jacksonville in July 2018. 939 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville since then according to the household survey. From a November 2018 low of 753,635, Jacksonville has added 2,285 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	713,300	3,300	755,920	2,285
November 2018	710,000	-2,200	753,635	-1,462
October 2018	712,200	-1,100	755,097	-223
September 2018	713,300	-1,500	755,320	1,432
August 2018	714,800	1,400	753,888	-2,971
July 2018	713,400	1,900	756,859	1,736
June 2018	711,500	2,500	755,123	3,316
May 2018	709,000	1,900	751,807	3,424
April 2018	707,100	3,500	748,383	-160
March 2018	703,600	1,900	748,543	-199
February 2018	701,700	1,700	748,742	3,549
January 2018	700,000	500	745,193	1,281