San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas Job Growth

There were 845,000 jobs in San Antonio, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 925,117 employed persons for the month. San Antonio lost 4,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,153 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Antonio job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	845,000	-4,100	+2,800
CPS	925,117	+1,153	+7,508

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 peaked in July 2011 at 859,200. Since then 14,200 jobs have been lost in San Antonio according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in December 2011 for San Antonio is at a new high of 925,117.

Employment: CES, CPS

San Antonio, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	845,000	-4,100	925,117	1,153
November 2011	849,100	0	923,964	754
October 2011	849,100	700	923,210	1,165
September 2011	848,400	-6,000	922,045	-1,265
August 2011	854,400	-4,800	923,310	-160
July 2011	859,200	700	923,470	729
June 2011	858,500	8,900	922,741	1,322
May 2011	849,600	-1,700	921,419	787
April 2011	851,300	1,900	920,632	1,667
March 2011	849,400	5,200	918,965	2,550
February 2011	844,200	1,900	916,415	-515
January 2011	842,300	100	916,930	-679
December 2010	842,200	1,400	917,609	541