College Station-Bryan, Texas Job Growth

There were 96,600 jobs in College Station, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 107,981 employed persons for the month. College Station added 100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 201 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare College Station job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	96,600	+100	-200
CPS	107,981	+201	-681

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 July 2011 at 98,200. Since then 1,600 jobs have been lost in College Station according to the employer survey. From a trough of 95,400 in November 2011, College Station has gained 1,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 109,524 for College Station in August 2011. 1,543 jobs have been lost in College Station since then according to the household survey. From a January 2012 low of 107,611, College Station has added 370 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

College Station, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	96,600	100	107,981	201
February 2012	96,500	-300	107,780	169
January 2012	96,800	1,400	107,611	-327
December 2011	95,400	0	107,938	-317
November 2011	95,400	-300	108,255	-433
October 2011	95,700	-400	108,688	-456
September 2011	96,100	-2,100	109,144	-380
August 2011	98,200	0	109,524	148
July 2011	98,200	500	109,376	-53
June 2011	97,700	800	109,429	186
May 2011	96,900	-100	109,243	371
April 2011	97,000	200	108,872	210
March 2011	96,800	100	108,662	126