Department of Numbers

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

CES and CPS employment chart through December 2011

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