Jacksonville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 45,100 jobs in Jacksonville, North Carolina in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 53,764 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville lost 5,300 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 6,899 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	45,100	-5,300	-4,800
CPS	53,764	-6,899	-8,331

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

Jacksonville, North Carolina Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, North Carolina

CES employment for Jacksonville peaked in February 2020 at 51,000. Since then 5,900 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 63,199 for Jacksonville in December 2019. 9,435 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	45,100	-5,300	53,764	-6,899
March 2020	50,400	-600	60,663	-2,500
February 2020	51,000	100	63,163	128
January 2020	50,900	300	63,035	-164
December 2019	50,600	200	63,199	160
November 2019	50,400	300	63,039	175
October 2019	50,100	100	62,864	179
September 2019	50,000	100	62,685	168
August 2019	49,900	200	62,517	144
July 2019	49,700	-100	62,373	102
June 2019	49,800	-200	62,271	79
May 2019	50,000	100	62,192	97