Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas Job Growth

There were 787,300 jobs in Austin, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 859,524 employed persons for the month. Austin added 6,600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,762 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Austin job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	787,300	+6,600	+16,300
CPS	859,524	+3,762	+15,855

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

Austin, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Austin in December 2011 is at a new high of 787,300.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Austin is at a new high of 859,524.

Employment: CES, CPS

Austin, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	787,300	6,600	859,524	3,762
November 2011	780,700	-1,600	855,762	1,536
October 2011	782,300	-1,300	854,226	2,204
September 2011	783,600	1,400	852,022	1,835
August 2011	782,200	2,300	850,187	986
July 2011	779,900	0	849,201	-2,158
June 2011	779,900	1,200	851,359	-2,580
May 2011	778,700	-100	853,939	1,303
April 2011	778,800	1,500	852,636	3,846
March 2011	777,300	5,300	848,790	2,983
February 2011	772,000	900	845,807	2,133
January 2011	771,100	100	843,674	5
December 2010	771,000	500	843,669	-585