Jacksonville, Florida Job Growth

There were 710,700 jobs in Jacksonville, Florida in May 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 752,541 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 3,600 jobs in May 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,158 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	710,700	+3,600	+22,400
CPS	752,541	+4,158	+23,983

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 May 2018 is at a new high of 710,700.

CPS employment in May 2018 for Jacksonville is at a new high of 752,541.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2018	710,700	3,600	752,541	4,158
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
December 2017	699,500	400	743,912	1,611
November 2017	699,100	1,000	742,301	1,058
October 2017	698,100	13,100	741,243	1,727
September 2017	685,000	-8,700	739,516	3,425
August 2017	693,700	1,300	736,091	3,100
July 2017	692,400	2,300	732,991	2,366
June 2017	690,100	1,800	730,625	2,067