Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Job Growth

There were 224,500 jobs in Lakeland, Florida in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 285,387 employed persons for the month. Lakeland added 600 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 684 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lakeland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	224,500	+600	+5,200
CPS	285,387	-684	+7,577

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 in April 2018 is at a new high of 224,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 286,964 for Lakeland in February 2018. 1,577 jobs have been lost in Lakeland since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lakeland, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	224,500	600	285,387	-684
March 2018	223,900	0	286,071	-893
February 2018	223,900	400	286,964	2,405
January 2018	223,500	500	284,559	1,022
December 2017	223,000	700	283,537	525
November 2017	222,300	1,200	283,012	310
October 2017	221,100	3,500	282,702	268
September 2017	217,600	-4,100	282,434	945
August 2017	221,700	1,000	281,489	992
July 2017	220,700	-200	280,497	1,231
June 2017	220,900	1,800	279,266	1,423
May 2017	219,100	-200	277,843	33