Ocala, Florida Job Growth

There were 105,500 jobs in Ocala, Florida in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 130,933 employed persons for the month. Ocala added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 769 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Ocala job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	105,500	+300	+4,000
CPS	130,933	+769	+3,667

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

Ocala, Florida Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Ocala peaked in March 2007 at 107,700. Since then 2,200 jobs have been lost in Ocala according to the employer survey. From a trough of 89,400 in June 2011, Ocala has gained 16,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 131,788 for Ocala in March 2007. 855 jobs have been lost in Ocala since then according to the household survey. From a February 2010 low of 113,540, Ocala has added 17,393 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ocala, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	105,500	300	130,933	769
September 2018	105,200	300	130,164	947
August 2018	104,900	-100	129,217	-1,000
July 2018	105,000	300	130,217	56
June 2018	104,700	300	130,161	211
May 2018	104,400	900	129,950	798
April 2018	103,500	400	129,152	108
March 2018	103,100	300	129,044	279
February 2018	102,800	700	128,765	1,371
January 2018	102,100	400	127,394	152
December 2017	101,700	-100	127,242	52
November 2017	101,800	300	127,190	-76