Abilene, Texas Job Growth

There were 61,600 jobs in Abilene, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 73,831 employed persons for the month. Abilene lost 200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 187 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Abilene job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,600	-200	-3,499
CPS	73,831	+187	-3,762

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

Abilene, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Abilene as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Abilene, Texas

CES employment for Abilene peaked in July 2008 at 68,200. Since then 6,600 jobs have been lost in Abilene according to the employer survey. From a trough of 61,500 in October 2011, Abilene has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 78,970 for Abilene in September 2008. 5,139 jobs have been lost in Abilene since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 73,389, Abilene has added 442 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Abilene, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	61,600	-200	73,831	187
November 2011	61,800	300	73,644	185
October 2011	61,500	-600	73,459	-49
September 2011	62,100	300	73,508	119
August 2011	61,800	0	73,389	-411
July 2011	61,800	-800	73,800	-1,027
June 2011	62,600	-100	74,827	-1,122
May 2011	62,700	-900	75,949	-987
April 2011	63,600	-100	76,936	-499
March 2011	63,700	-1,500	77,435	-448
February 2011	65,200	-100	77,883	181
January 2011	65,300	200	77,702	109
December 2010	65,100	199	77,593	21