Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida Job Growth

There were 1,310,900 jobs in Orlando, Florida in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,315,676 employed persons for the month. Orlando added 4,000 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 6,865 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Orlando job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,310,900	+4,000	+55,500
CPS	1,315,676	+6,865	+52,067

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

Orlando, Florida Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Orlando in October 2018 is at a new high of 1,310,900.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Orlando is at a new high of 1,315,676.

Employment: CES, CPS

Orlando, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	1,310,900	4,000	1,315,676	6,865
September 2018	1,306,900	2,300	1,308,811	8,526
August 2018	1,304,600	1,500	1,300,285	-5,368
July 2018	1,303,100	9,500	1,305,653	7,260
June 2018	1,293,600	8,300	1,298,393	5,647
May 2018	1,285,300	4,100	1,292,746	3,580
April 2018	1,281,200	-900	1,289,166	-4,957
March 2018	1,282,100	1,100	1,294,123	-1,249
February 2018	1,281,000	4,400	1,295,372	12,084
January 2018	1,276,600	6,400	1,283,288	7,128
December 2017	1,270,200	8,400	1,276,160	6,528
November 2017	1,261,800	6,400	1,269,632	6,023