San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas Job Growth

There were 865,900 jobs in San Antonio, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 946,280 employed persons for the month. San Antonio added 4,600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 6,642 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Antonio job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	865,900	+4,600	+12,700
CPS	946,280	+6,642	+27,315

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

San Antonio, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for San Antonio 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 San Antonio, Texas

CES employment for San Antonio in March 2012 is at a new high of 865,900.

CPS employment in March 2012 for San Antonio is at a new high of 946,280.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Antonio, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	865,900	4,600	946,280	6,642
February 2012	861,300	800	939,638	6,517
January 2012	860,500	7,600	933,121	8,004
December 2011	852,900	1,000	925,117	1,153
November 2011	851,900	300	923,964	754
October 2011	851,600	2,400	923,210	1,165
September 2011	849,200	-3,800	922,045	-1,265
August 2011	853,000	-3,800	923,310	-160
July 2011	856,800	2,100	923,470	729
June 2011	854,700	700	922,741	1,322
May 2011	854,000	-500	921,419	787
April 2011	854,500	1,300	920,632	1,667
March 2011	853,200	2,500	918,965	2,550