McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Job Growth

There were 227,200 jobs in McAllen, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 279,137 employed persons for the month. McAllen lost 1,200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,470 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare McAllen job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	227,200	-1,200	+6,400
CPS	279,137	+1,470	+7,686

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

McAllen, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for McAllen peaked in November 2011 at 228,400. Since then 1,200 jobs have been lost in McAllen according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in December 2011 for McAllen is at a new high of 279,137.

Employment: CES, CPS

McAllen, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	227,200	-1,200	279,137	1,470
November 2011	228,400	1,800	277,667	2,101
October 2011	226,600	200	275,566	1,921
September 2011	226,400	2,000	273,645	1,755
August 2011	224,400	4,000	271,890	1,214
July 2011	220,400	-3,100	270,676	-413
June 2011	223,500	4,000	271,089	-526
May 2011	219,500	-2,700	271,615	-1,227
April 2011	222,200	-1,700	272,842	-283
March 2011	223,900	600	273,125	980
February 2011	223,300	800	272,145	351
January 2011	222,500	1,700	271,794	343
December 2010	220,800	-300	271,451	533