Longview, Texas Job Growth

There were 99,600 jobs in Longview, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 106,746 employed persons for the month. Longview added 1,900 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 953 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Longview job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	99,600	+1,900	+2,700
CPS	106,746	+953	+2,047

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

Longview, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Longview 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 Longview, Texas

CES employment for Longview in December 2011 is at a new high of 99,600.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Longview is at a new high of 106,746.

Employment: CES, CPS

Longview, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	99,600	1,900	106,746	953
November 2011	97,700	-500	105,793	157
October 2011	98,200	700	105,636	376
September 2011	97,500	-1,600	105,260	-202
August 2011	99,100	400	105,462	484
July 2011	98,700	100	104,978	87
June 2011	98,600	1,700	104,891	391
May 2011	96,900	200	104,500	14
April 2011	96,700	-900	104,486	-310
March 2011	97,600	500	104,796	230
February 2011	97,100	0	104,566	-78
January 2011	97,100	200	104,644	-55
December 2010	96,900	600	104,699	226