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Gainesville, Georgia Job Growth

There were 103,600 jobs in Gainesville, Georgia in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 103,973 employed persons for the month. Gainesville added 1,200 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 453 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Gainesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 103,600 +1,200 +5,300
CPS 103,973 +453 +697

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 in January 2023 is at a new high of 103,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 104,132 for Gainesville in June 2022. 159 jobs have been lost in Gainesville since then according to the household survey. From a December 2022 low of 103,520, Gainesville has added 453 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Gainesville, Georgia Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 103,600 1,200 103,973 453
December 2022 102,400 800 103,520 -85
November 2022 101,600 -400 103,605 -231
October 2022 102,000 -400 103,836 -138
September 2022 102,400 700 103,974 21
August 2022 101,700 200 103,953 -50
July 2022 101,500 600 104,003 -129
June 2022 100,900 200 104,132 29
May 2022 100,700 400 104,103 50
April 2022 100,300 1,400 104,053 203
March 2022 98,900 -100 103,850 252
February 2022 99,000 700 103,598 322