Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Job Growth

There were 230,800 jobs in Palm Bay, Florida in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 274,058 employed persons for the month. Palm Bay added 1,900 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,285 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Palm Bay job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	230,800	+1,900	+10,500
CPS	274,058	+3,285	+14,491

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 in February 2019 is at a new high of 230,800.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Palm Bay is at a new high of 274,058.

Employment: CES, CPS

Palm Bay, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	230,800	1,900	274,058	3,285
January 2019	228,900	2,000	270,773	4,630
December 2018	226,900	1,000	266,143	-19
November 2018	225,900	700	266,162	409
October 2018	225,200	300	265,753	2,741
September 2018	224,900	200	263,012	2,425
August 2018	224,700	600	260,587	-910
July 2018	224,100	700	261,497	684
June 2018	223,400	900	260,813	-797
May 2018	222,500	800	261,610	1,220
April 2018	221,700	-500	260,390	212
March 2018	222,200	1,900	260,178	611