El Paso, Texas Job Growth

There were 283,400 jobs in El Paso, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 292,215 employed persons for the month. El Paso added 1,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 887 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare El Paso job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	283,400	+1,100	+2,700
CPS	292,215	+887	+3,302

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 September 2011 at 283,800. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in El Paso according to the employer survey. From a trough of 281,800 in October 2011, El Paso has gained 1,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in December 2011 for El Paso is at a new high of 292,215.

Employment: CES, CPS

El Paso, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	283,400	1,100	292,215	887
November 2011	282,300	500	291,328	263
October 2011	281,800	-2,000	291,065	134
September 2011	283,800	1,300	290,931	543
August 2011	282,500	500	290,388	-203
July 2011	282,000	-200	290,591	-340
June 2011	282,200	200	290,931	-244
May 2011	282,000	300	291,175	603
April 2011	281,700	700	290,572	613
March 2011	281,000	-300	289,959	518
February 2011	281,300	400	289,441	321
January 2011	280,900	200	289,120	207
December 2010	280,700	800	288,913	221