El Paso, Texas Job Growth

There were 284,300 jobs in El Paso, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 296,376 employed persons for the month. El Paso lost 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,197 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare El Paso job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	284,300	-600	+5,100
CPS	296,376	+1,197	+6,417

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

El Paso, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for El Paso 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 El Paso, Texas

CES employment for El Paso peaked in February 2012 at 284,900. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in El Paso according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in March 2012 for El Paso is at a new high of 296,376.

Employment: CES, CPS

El Paso, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	284,300	-600	296,376	1,197
February 2012	284,900	1,100	295,179	1,510
January 2012	283,800	2,000	293,669	1,454
December 2011	281,800	1,000	292,215	887
November 2011	280,800	400	291,328	263
October 2011	280,400	-400	291,065	134
September 2011	280,800	300	290,931	543
August 2011	280,500	700	290,388	-203
July 2011	279,800	500	290,591	-340
June 2011	279,300	0	290,931	-244
May 2011	279,300	-600	291,175	603
April 2011	279,900	700	290,572	613
March 2011	279,200	-200	289,959	518