Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Job Growth

There were 126,700 jobs in Brownsville, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 140,370 employed persons for the month. Brownsville lost 0 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 267 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Brownsville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	126,700	0	-500
CPS	140,370	+267	-321

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

Brownsville, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Brownsville peaked in July 2011 at 128,800. Since then 2,100 jobs have been lost in Brownsville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 126,600 in August 2011, Brownsville has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 140,691 for Brownsville in December 2010. 321 jobs have been lost in Brownsville since then according to the household survey. From a June 2011 low of 138,589, Brownsville has added 1,781 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Brownsville, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	126,700	0	140,370	267
November 2011	126,700	-800	140,103	123
October 2011	127,500	700	139,980	363
September 2011	126,800	200	139,617	503
August 2011	126,600	-2,200	139,114	403
July 2011	128,800	3,900	138,711	122
June 2011	124,900	-1,100	138,589	-1,203
May 2011	126,000	-900	139,792	-264
April 2011	126,900	1,700	140,056	158
March 2011	125,200	-1,900	139,898	-456
February 2011	127,100	300	140,354	142
January 2011	126,800	-400	140,212	-479
December 2010	127,200	0	140,691	26