Texas Job Growth

There were 10,755,600 jobs in Texas in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 11,705,472 employed persons for the month. Texas added 13,200 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 47,300 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Texas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	10,755,600	+13,200	+225,800
CPS	11,705,472	+47,300	+270,793

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 April 2012 for Texas is at a new high of 10,755,600.

CPS employment in Texas for April 2012 is at a new high of 11,705,472.

Employment: CES, CPS

Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	10,755,600	13,200	11,705,472	47,300
March 2012	10,742,400	11,600	11,658,172	31,824
February 2012	10,730,800	19,900	11,626,348	19,880
January 2012	10,710,900	67,700	11,606,468	18,680
December 2011	10,643,200	24,500	11,587,788	31,548
November 2011	10,618,700	12,900	11,556,240	33,302
October 2011	10,605,800	10,900	11,522,938	37,357
September 2011	10,594,900	8,800	11,485,581	31,837
August 2011	10,586,100	4,600	11,453,744	20,389
July 2011	10,581,500	29,600	11,433,355	6,240
June 2011	10,551,900	19,300	11,427,115	-2,944
May 2011	10,532,600	2,800	11,430,059	-4,620
April 2011	10,529,800	33,800	11,434,679	4,819