Gainesville, Georgia Job Growth

There were 86,200 jobs in Gainesville, Georgia in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 88,293 employed persons for the month. Gainesville added 800 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,030 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Gainesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	86,200	+800	-7,500
CPS	88,293	+2,030	-10,310

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

Gainesville, Georgia Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Gainesville 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 Gainesville, Georgia

CES employment for Gainesville peaked in January 2020 at 94,300. Since then 8,100 jobs have been lost in Gainesville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 85,400 in April 2020, Gainesville has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 100,503 for Gainesville in February 2020. 12,210 jobs have been lost in Gainesville since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 86,263, Gainesville has added 2,030 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Gainesville, Georgia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	86,200	800	88,293	2,030
April 2020	85,400	-8,800	86,263	-12,524
March 2020	94,200	0	98,787	-1,716
February 2020	94,200	-100	100,503	294
January 2020	94,300	100	100,209	-207
December 2019	94,200	0	100,416	199
November 2019	94,200	100	100,217	260
October 2019	94,100	100	99,957	307
September 2019	94,000	500	99,650	345
August 2019	93,500	300	99,305	332
July 2019	93,200	-600	98,973	244
June 2019	93,800	100	98,729	126