Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Job Growth

There were 214,500 jobs in Lakeland, Florida in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 245,498 employed persons for the month. Lakeland lost 21,400 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 46,401 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lakeland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	214,500	-21,400	-18,400
CPS	245,498	-46,401	-44,758

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 November 2019 at 237,400. Since then 22,900 jobs have been lost in Lakeland according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 300,594 for Lakeland in December 2019. 55,096 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 2020	214,500	-21,400	245,498	-46,401
March 2020	235,900	-900	291,899	-7,354
February 2020	236,800	200	299,253	116
January 2020	236,600	-200	299,137	-1,457
December 2019	236,800	-600	300,594	444
November 2019	237,400	600	300,150	830
October 2019	236,800	700	299,320	1,141
September 2019	236,100	200	298,179	1,546
August 2019	235,900	600	296,633	1,872
July 2019	235,300	900	294,761	1,893
June 2019	234,400	1,200	292,868	1,601
May 2019	233,200	300	291,267	1,011