Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas Job Growth

There were 159,200 jobs in Beaumont, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 169,795 employed persons for the month. Beaumont lost 1,700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 267 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Beaumont job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	159,200	-1,700	-500
CPS	169,795	-267	+1,254

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

Beaumont, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Beaumont peaked in August 2008 at 168,000. Since then 8,800 jobs have been lost in Beaumont according to the employer survey. From a trough of 156,200 in December 2009, Beaumont has gained 3,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 170,449 for Beaumont in October 2008. 654 jobs have been lost in Beaumont since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 165,538, Beaumont has added 4,257 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Beaumont, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	159,200	-1,700	169,795	-267
November 2011	160,900	0	170,062	272
October 2011	160,900	500	169,790	431
September 2011	160,400	-100	169,359	-525
August 2011	160,500	-2,700	169,884	-416
July 2011	163,200	1,900	170,300	631
June 2011	161,300	400	169,669	214
May 2011	160,900	200	169,455	565
April 2011	160,700	-800	168,890	606
March 2011	161,500	2,000	168,284	803
February 2011	159,500	-100	167,481	-321
January 2011	159,600	-100	167,802	-739
December 2010	159,700	800	168,541	-145