Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Job Growth

There were 220,900 jobs in Palm Bay, Florida in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 265,897 employed persons for the month. Palm Bay added 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,885 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Palm Bay job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	220,900	+600	+7,800
CPS	265,897	+2,885	+8,083

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 220,900.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Palm Bay is at a new high of 265,897.

Employment: CES, CPS

Palm Bay, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	220,900	600	265,897	2,885
September 2018	220,300	700	263,012	2,425
August 2018	219,600	800	260,587	-910
July 2018	218,800	1,800	261,497	684
June 2018	217,000	-600	260,813	-797
May 2018	217,600	1,100	261,610	1,220
April 2018	216,500	1,000	260,390	212
March 2018	215,500	1,600	260,178	611
February 2018	213,900	-400	259,567	1,240
January 2018	214,300	1,500	258,327	1,281
December 2017	212,800	-500	257,046	-448
November 2017	213,300	200	257,494	-320