Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Job Growth

There were 1,368,500 jobs in Tampa, Florida in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,483,761 employed persons for the month. Tampa lost 2,200 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,533 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tampa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,368,500	-2,200	+23,900
CPS	1,483,761	-2,533	+13,413

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 peaked in March 2019 at 1,370,700. Since then 2,200 jobs have been lost in Tampa according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,487,892 for Tampa in November 2018. 4,131 jobs have been lost in Tampa since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tampa, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	1,368,500	-2,200	1,483,761	-2,533
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
July 2018	1,353,600	3,400	1,478,212	3,301
June 2018	1,350,200	3,700	1,474,911	2,400
May 2018	1,346,500	1,900	1,472,511	2,163