Tallahassee, Florida Job Growth

There were 170,400 jobs in Tallahassee, Florida in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 158,667 employed persons for the month. Tallahassee lost 16,100 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 28,164 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tallahassee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	170,400	-16,100	-16,200
CPS	158,667	-28,164	-28,980

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

Tallahassee, Florida Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Tallahassee peaked in October 2019 at 188,100. Since then 17,700 jobs have been lost in Tallahassee according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 191,057 for Tallahassee in December 2019. 32,390 jobs have been lost in Tallahassee since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tallahassee, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	170,400	-16,100	158,667	-28,164
March 2020	186,500	-1,000	186,831	-3,802
February 2020	187,500	-500	190,633	157
January 2020	188,000	500	190,476	-581
December 2019	187,500	-400	191,057	481
November 2019	187,900	-200	190,576	555
October 2019	188,100	1,400	190,021	606
September 2019	186,700	100	189,415	607
August 2019	186,600	200	188,808	529
July 2019	186,400	500	188,279	370
June 2019	185,900	-1,100	187,909	199
May 2019	187,000	400	187,710	63