Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Job Growth

There were 230,800 jobs in Lakeland, Florida in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 289,129 employed persons for the month. Lakeland added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 409 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lakeland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	230,800	+400	+6,700
CPS	289,129	+409	+2,165

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 October 2018 at 232,600. Since then 1,800 jobs have been lost in Lakeland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 230,400 in January 2019, Lakeland has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 292,838 for Lakeland in November 2018. 3,709 jobs have been lost in Lakeland since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 288,720, Lakeland has added 409 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lakeland, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	230,800	400	289,129	409
January 2019	230,400	-1,000	288,720	-2,737
December 2018	231,400	-300	291,457	-1,381
November 2018	231,700	-900	292,838	297
October 2018	232,600	2,900	292,541	3,235
September 2018	229,700	1,000	289,306	2,327
August 2018	228,700	600	286,979	-617
July 2018	228,100	1,500	287,596	1,123
June 2018	226,600	1,200	286,473	215
May 2018	225,400	500	286,258	827
April 2018	224,900	900	285,431	-640
March 2018	224,000	-100	286,071	-893