Texas Job Growth

There were 10,649,200 jobs in Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 11,419,406 employed persons for the month. Texas added 20,200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 54,999 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Texas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	10,649,200	+20,200	+204,500
CPS	11,419,406	+54,999	+220,761

Texas Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Texas 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 in Texas

CES employment in December 2011 for Texas is at a new high of 10,649,200.

CPS employment in Texas for December 2011 is at a new high of 11,419,406.

Employment: CES, CPS

Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	10,649,200	20,200	11,419,406	54,999
November 2011	10,629,000	20,500	11,364,407	61,655
October 2011	10,608,500	-5,500	11,302,752	46,237
September 2011	10,614,000	19,300	11,256,515	40,252
August 2011	10,594,700	-21,600	11,216,263	-2,167
July 2011	10,616,300	25,800	11,218,430	-42,757
June 2011	10,590,500	33,900	11,261,187	-34,310
May 2011	10,556,600	2,100	11,295,497	14,383
April 2011	10,554,500	30,300	11,281,114	44,240
March 2011	10,524,200	35,300	11,236,874	24,326
February 2011	10,488,900	17,900	11,212,548	10,979
January 2011	10,471,000	26,300	11,201,569	2,924
December 2010	10,444,700	41,400	11,198,645	12,008