Sherman-Denison, Texas Job Growth

There were 43,300 jobs in Sherman, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 53,536 employed persons for the month. Sherman added 300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 352 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Sherman job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	43,300	+300	+1,000
CPS	53,536	+352	+1,013

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

Sherman, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Sherman peaked in July 2000 at 46,000. Since then 2,700 jobs have been lost in Sherman according to the employer survey. From a trough of 42,000 in December 2009, Sherman has gained 1,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,075 for Sherman in April 2000. 539 jobs have been lost in Sherman since then according to the household survey. From a November 2001 low of 52,196, Sherman has added 1,340 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Sherman, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	43,300	300	53,536	352
November 2011	43,000	0	53,184	197
October 2011	43,000	-200	52,987	193
September 2011	43,200	300	52,794	194
August 2011	42,900	-100	52,600	149
July 2011	43,000	200	52,451	-197
June 2011	42,800	0	52,648	-187
May 2011	42,800	0	52,835	-77
April 2011	42,800	-200	52,912	-82
March 2011	43,000	400	52,994	239
February 2011	42,600	300	52,755	154
January 2011	42,300	0	52,601	78
December 2010	42,300	0	52,523	-13