Tallahassee, Florida Job Growth

There were 188,500 jobs in Tallahassee, Florida in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 189,561 employed persons for the month. Tallahassee added 400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 235 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tallahassee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	188,500	+400	+4,600
CPS	189,561	+235	+2,988

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 May 2019 at 188,900. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Tallahassee according to the employer survey. From a trough of 188,100 in June 2019, Tallahassee has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Tallahassee is at a new high of 189,561.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tallahassee, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	188,500	400	189,561	235
June 2019	188,100	-800	189,326	120
May 2019	188,900	500	189,206	25
April 2019	188,400	500	189,181	-85
March 2019	187,900	400	189,266	306
February 2019	187,500	700	188,960	405
January 2019	186,800	0	188,555	502
December 2018	186,800	400	188,053	18
November 2018	186,400	200	188,035	188
October 2018	186,200	1,900	187,847	481
September 2018	184,300	500	187,366	462
August 2018	183,800	-100	186,904	331