Jacksonville, Florida Job Growth

There were 726,100 jobs in Jacksonville, Florida in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 757,233 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 500 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,020 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	726,100	+500	+14,700
CPS	757,233	+3,020	+8,701

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 August 2019 is at a new high of 726,100.

CPS employment in August 2019 for Jacksonville is at a new high of 757,233.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	726,100	500	757,233	3,020
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
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