College Station-Bryan, Texas Job Growth

There were 95,900 jobs in College Station, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 107,938 employed persons for the month. College Station lost 700 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 317 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare College Station job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	95,900	-700	-1,500
CPS	107,938	-317	-326

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

College Station, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for College Station 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 College Station, Texas

CES employment for College Station peaked in June 2011 at 100,400. Since then 4,500 jobs have been lost in College Station according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 109,524 for College Station in August 2011. 1,586 jobs have been lost in College Station since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

College Station, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	95,900	-700	107,938	-317
November 2011	96,600	-300	108,255	-433
October 2011	96,900	-700	108,688	-456
September 2011	97,600	-2,100	109,144	-380
August 2011	99,700	-200	109,524	148
July 2011	99,900	-500	109,376	-53
June 2011	100,400	1,700	109,429	186
May 2011	98,700	-200	109,243	371
April 2011	98,900	700	108,872	210
March 2011	98,200	700	108,662	126
February 2011	97,500	-2,400	108,536	-17
January 2011	99,900	2,500	108,553	289
December 2010	97,400	100	108,264	119