Amarillo, Texas Job Growth

There were 113,800 jobs in Amarillo, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 129,448 employed persons for the month. Amarillo added 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,101 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Amarillo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	113,800	+400	+2,000
CPS	129,448	+1,101	+3,557

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

Amarillo, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Amarillo 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 Amarillo, Texas

CES employment for Amarillo in March 2012 is at a new high of 113,800.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Amarillo is at a new high of 129,448.

Employment: CES, CPS

Amarillo, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	113,800	400	129,448	1,101
February 2012	113,400	1,100	128,347	784
January 2012	112,300	-800	127,563	483
December 2011	113,100	100	127,080	744
November 2011	113,000	400	126,336	824
October 2011	112,600	200	125,512	518
September 2011	112,400	500	124,994	404
August 2011	111,900	600	124,590	168
July 2011	111,300	-200	124,422	-902
June 2011	111,500	0	125,324	-604
May 2011	111,500	400	125,928	-353
April 2011	111,100	-700	126,281	390
March 2011	111,800	500	125,891	373