Longview, Texas Job Growth

There were 99,200 jobs in Longview, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 108,092 employed persons for the month. Longview added 800 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 589 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Longview job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	99,200	+800	+2,800
CPS	108,092	+589	+3,296

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 March 2012 is at a new high of 99,200.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Longview is at a new high of 108,092.

Employment: CES, CPS

Longview, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	99,200	800	108,092	589
February 2012	98,400	-300	107,503	171
January 2012	98,700	700	107,332	586
December 2011	98,000	1,200	106,746	953
November 2011	96,800	-200	105,793	157
October 2011	97,000	700	105,636	376
September 2011	96,300	-1,500	105,260	-202
August 2011	97,800	500	105,462	484
July 2011	97,300	200	104,978	87
June 2011	97,100	0	104,891	391
May 2011	97,100	-300	104,500	14
April 2011	97,400	1,000	104,486	-310
March 2011	96,400	-200	104,796	230