Midland, Texas Job Growth

There were 74,300 jobs in Midland, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 80,695 employed persons for the month. Midland lost 1,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,135 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Midland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	74,300	-1,000	+1,700
CPS	80,695	+1,135	+6,131

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

Midland, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Midland peaked in October 2011 at 75,800. Since then 1,500 jobs have been lost in Midland according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Midland is at a new high of 80,695.

Employment: CES, CPS

Midland, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	74,300	-1,000	80,695	1,135
February 2012	75,300	-300	79,560	1,634
January 2012	75,600	0	77,926	1,992
December 2011	75,600	400	75,934	398
November 2011	75,200	-600	75,536	245
October 2011	75,800	500	75,291	499
September 2011	75,300	300	74,792	323
August 2011	75,000	400	74,469	299
July 2011	74,600	300	74,170	-202
June 2011	74,300	400	74,372	-413
May 2011	73,900	400	74,785	-158
April 2011	73,500	900	74,943	379
March 2011	72,600	500	74,564	519