Jacksonville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 49,300 jobs in Jacksonville, North Carolina in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,656 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 46 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	49,300	+300	-400
CPS	61,656	+46	+376

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 July 2018 at 49,900. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 47,600 in September 2018, Jacksonville has gained 1,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 62,054 for Jacksonville in December 2018. 398 jobs have been lost in Jacksonville since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 61,610, Jacksonville has added 46 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	49,300	300	61,656	46
January 2019	49,000	0	61,610	-444
December 2018	49,000	300	62,054	255
November 2018	48,700	0	61,799	185
October 2018	48,700	1,100	61,614	570
September 2018	47,600	-2,000	61,044	-453
August 2018	49,600	-300	61,497	-67
July 2018	49,900	200	61,564	75
June 2018	49,700	0	61,489	86
May 2018	49,700	-100	61,403	80
April 2018	49,800	0	61,323	58
March 2018	49,800	100	61,265	-15