Jacksonville, North Carolina Job Growth

There were 49,900 jobs in Jacksonville, North Carolina in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,446 employed persons for the month. Jacksonville added 600 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 378 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Jacksonville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	49,900	+600	+500
CPS	61,446	+378	+1,073

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 in February 2018 is at a new high of 49,900.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Jacksonville is at a new high of 61,446.

Employment: CES, CPS

Jacksonville, North Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	49,900	600	61,446	378
January 2018	49,300	200	61,068	80
December 2017	49,100	400	60,988	-174
November 2017	48,700	-100	61,162	-164
October 2017	48,800	-200	61,326	89
September 2017	49,000	-200	61,237	649
August 2017	49,200	-100	60,588	236
July 2017	49,300	-300	60,352	-114
June 2017	49,600	500	60,466	253
May 2017	49,100	-200	60,213	-200
April 2017	49,300	-200	60,413	-95
March 2017	49,500	100	60,508	135