Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Job Growth

There were 231,300 jobs in Palm Bay, Florida in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 272,842 employed persons for the month. Palm Bay added 500 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 383 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Palm Bay job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	231,300	+500	+7,200
CPS	272,842	+383	+6,006

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 July 2019 is at a new high of 231,300.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Palm Bay is at a new high of 272,842.

Employment: CES, CPS

Palm Bay, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	231,300	500	272,842	383
June 2019	230,800	0	272,459	298
May 2019	230,800	1,300	272,161	400
April 2019	229,500	-100	271,761	-14
March 2019	229,600	-300	271,775	458
February 2019	229,900	1,000	271,317	1,102
January 2019	228,900	2,000	270,215	904
December 2018	226,900	1,000	269,311	-69
November 2018	225,900	700	269,380	115
October 2018	225,200	300	269,265	698
September 2018	224,900	200	268,567	890
August 2018	224,700	600	267,677	841