Odessa, Texas Job Growth

There were 70,300 jobs in Odessa, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 77,224 employed persons for the month. Odessa added 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,004 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Odessa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	70,300	+400	+6,100
CPS	77,224	+2,004	+8,385

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

Odessa, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Odessa in March 2012 is at a new high of 70,300.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Odessa is at a new high of 77,224.

Employment: CES, CPS

Odessa, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	70,300	400	77,224	2,004
February 2012	69,900	700	75,220	2,403
January 2012	69,200	1,000	72,817	2,458
December 2011	68,200	1,100	70,359	234
November 2011	67,100	-600	70,125	-17
October 2011	67,700	300	70,142	512
September 2011	67,400	300	69,630	267
August 2011	67,100	0	69,363	106
July 2011	67,100	900	69,257	21
June 2011	66,200	600	69,236	-192
May 2011	65,600	699	69,428	487
April 2011	64,900	700	68,941	102
March 2011	64,200	600	68,839	462