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Tallahassee, Florida Job Growth

There were 195,100 jobs in Tallahassee, Florida in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 198,346 employed persons for the month. Tallahassee lost 300 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 130 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tallahassee job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 195,100 -300 +6,000
CPS 198,346 +130 +8,099

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 2022 at 195,800. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Tallahassee according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Tallahassee is at a new high of 198,346.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Tallahassee, Florida Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 195,100 -300 198,346 130
December 2022 195,400 -300 198,216 948
November 2022 195,700 -100 197,268 500
October 2022 195,800 500 196,768 573
September 2022 195,300 300 196,195 802
August 2022 195,000 700 195,393 997
July 2022 194,300 1,100 194,396 687
June 2022 193,200 800 193,709 547
May 2022 192,400 600 193,162 677
April 2022 191,800 1,600 192,485 634
March 2022 190,200 100 191,851 820
February 2022 190,100 1,000 191,031 784