McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Job Growth

There were 231,300 jobs in McAllen, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 285,001 employed persons for the month. McAllen added 2,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,868 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare McAllen job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	231,300	+2,000	+7,600
CPS	285,001	+1,868	+11,876

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 in March 2012 is at a new high of 231,300.

CPS employment in March 2012 for McAllen is at a new high of 285,001.

Employment: CES, CPS

McAllen, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	231,300	2,000	285,001	1,868
February 2012	229,300	-1,400	283,133	1,293
January 2012	230,700	1,000	281,840	2,703
December 2011	229,700	100	279,137	1,470
November 2011	229,600	1,200	277,667	2,101
October 2011	228,400	900	275,566	1,921
September 2011	227,500	1,700	273,645	1,755
August 2011	225,800	2,300	271,890	1,214
July 2011	223,500	-1,000	270,676	-413
June 2011	224,500	200	271,089	-526
May 2011	224,300	200	271,615	-1,227
April 2011	224,100	400	272,842	-283
March 2011	223,700	900	273,125	980