Ocala, Florida Job Growth

There were 106,100 jobs in Ocala, Florida in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 131,721 employed persons for the month. Ocala added 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 395 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Ocala job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	106,100	+300	+2,000
CPS	131,721	+395	+2,956

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 107,500. Since then 1,400 jobs have been lost in Ocala according to the employer survey. From a trough of 89,200 in July 2011, Ocala has gained 16,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 131,788 for Ocala in March 2007. 67 jobs have been lost in Ocala since then according to the household survey. From a February 2010 low of 113,540, Ocala has added 18,181 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ocala, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	106,100	300	131,721	395
January 2019	105,800	0	131,326	-255
December 2018	105,800	300	131,581	87
November 2018	105,500	100	131,494	412
October 2018	105,400	400	131,082	918
September 2018	105,000	100	130,164	947
August 2018	104,900	600	129,217	-1,000
July 2018	104,300	200	130,217	56
June 2018	104,100	400	130,161	211
May 2018	103,700	0	129,950	798
April 2018	103,700	0	129,152	108
March 2018	103,700	-400	129,044	279