Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Job Growth

There were 213,600 jobs in Palm Bay, Florida in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 259,601 employed persons for the month. Palm Bay lost 700 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,360 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Palm Bay job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	213,600	-700	-800
CPS	259,601	+1,360	+3,661

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

Palm Bay, Florida Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay, Florida

CES employment for Palm Bay peaked in May 2006 at 216,600. Since then 3,000 jobs have been lost in Palm Bay according to the employer survey. From a trough of 192,200 in June 2013, Palm Bay has gained 21,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Palm Bay is at a new high of 259,601.

Employment: CES, CPS

Palm Bay, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	213,600	-700	259,601	1,360
January 2018	214,300	1,500	258,241	2,533
December 2017	212,800	-500	255,708	-1,677
November 2017	213,300	200	257,385	-1,253
October 2017	213,100	2,900	258,638	-707
September 2017	210,200	-5,300	259,345	1,016
August 2017	215,500	300	258,329	-179
July 2017	215,200	-100	258,508	92
June 2017	215,300	800	258,416	977
May 2017	214,500	-100	257,439	-708
April 2017	214,600	400	258,147	432
March 2017	214,200	-200	257,715	1,775