Tallahassee, Florida Job Growth

There were 183,800 jobs in Tallahassee, Florida in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 187,080 employed persons for the month. Tallahassee added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 695 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tallahassee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	183,800	+300	+3,500
CPS	187,080	+695	+2,877

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 in October 2018 is at a new high of 183,800.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 187,274 for Tallahassee in June 2018. 194 jobs have been lost in Tallahassee since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 186,385, Tallahassee has added 695 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tallahassee, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	183,800	300	187,080	695
September 2018	183,500	500	186,385	-123
August 2018	183,000	-100	186,508	-608
July 2018	183,100	300	187,116	-158
June 2018	182,800	300	187,274	360
May 2018	182,500	-100	186,914	550
April 2018	182,600	1,000	186,364	-301
March 2018	181,600	-200	186,665	-95
February 2018	181,800	400	186,760	537
January 2018	181,400	600	186,223	1,244
December 2017	180,800	800	184,979	501
November 2017	180,000	-300	184,478	275