Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Job Growth

There were 1,380,900 jobs in Tampa, Florida in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,489,362 employed persons for the month. Tampa added 5,200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,644 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tampa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,380,900	+5,200	+27,300
CPS	1,489,362	+3,644	+11,150

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

Tampa, Florida Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Tampa in July 2019 is at a new high of 1,380,900.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Tampa is at a new high of 1,489,362.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tampa, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	1,380,900	5,200	1,489,362	3,644
June 2019	1,375,700	3,700	1,485,718	1,715
May 2019	1,372,000	2,300	1,484,003	2
April 2019	1,369,700	-1,000	1,484,001	-2,293
March 2019	1,370,700	600	1,486,294	-1,094
February 2019	1,370,100	8,700	1,487,388	346
January 2019	1,361,400	-4,200	1,487,042	-469
December 2018	1,365,600	2,700	1,487,511	-381
November 2018	1,362,900	100	1,487,892	114
October 2018	1,362,800	2,000	1,487,778	2,347
September 2018	1,360,800	2,400	1,485,431	3,487
August 2018	1,358,400	4,800	1,481,944	3,732