Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas Job Growth

There were 806,400 jobs in Austin, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 890,966 employed persons for the month. Austin lost 3,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 8,325 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Austin job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	806,400	-3,000	+19,200
CPS	890,966	+8,325	+42,176

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 peaked in February 2012 at 809,400. Since then 3,000 jobs have been lost in Austin according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Austin is at a new high of 890,966.

Employment: CES, CPS

Austin, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	806,400	-3,000	890,966	8,325
February 2012	809,400	2,400	882,641	11,366
January 2012	807,000	7,900	871,275	11,751
December 2011	799,100	4,100	859,524	3,762
November 2011	795,000	-1,200	855,762	1,536
October 2011	796,200	800	854,226	2,204
September 2011	795,400	600	852,022	1,835
August 2011	794,800	2,900	850,187	986
July 2011	791,900	1,500	849,201	-2,158
June 2011	790,400	1,000	851,359	-2,580
May 2011	789,400	-2,000	853,939	1,303
April 2011	791,400	4,200	852,636	3,846
March 2011	787,200	1,700	848,790	2,983