Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Job Growth

There were 233,000 jobs in Lakeland, Florida in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 289,768 employed persons for the month. Lakeland lost 300 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 700 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lakeland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	233,000	-300	+4,900
CPS	289,768	+700	+2,543

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Lakeland, Florida Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Lakeland 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 Lakeland, Florida

CES employment for Lakeland peaked in June 2019 at 233,300. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Lakeland according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 291,032 for Lakeland in October 2018. 1,264 jobs have been lost in Lakeland since then according to the household survey. From a May 2019 low of 288,745, Lakeland has added 1,023 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lakeland, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	233,000	-300	289,768	700
June 2019	233,300	1,200	289,068	323
May 2019	232,100	100	288,745	-308
April 2019	232,000	300	289,053	-771
March 2019	231,700	800	289,824	-501
February 2019	230,900	500	290,325	-142
January 2019	230,400	-1,000	290,467	-271
December 2018	231,400	-300	290,738	-219
November 2018	231,700	-900	290,957	-75
October 2018	232,600	2,900	291,032	802
September 2018	229,700	1,000	290,230	1,346
August 2018	228,700	600	288,884	1,659