Texarkana, Texas Job Growth

There were 57,300 jobs in Texarkana, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,330 employed persons for the month. Texarkana added 100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 413 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Texarkana job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	57,300	+100	+700
CPS	61,330	+413	+547

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

Texarkana, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Texarkana peaked in June 2008 at 58,300. Since then 1,000 jobs have been lost in Texarkana according to the employer survey. From a trough of 55,800 in June 2009, Texarkana has gained 1,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Texarkana is at a new high of 61,330.

Employment: CES, CPS

Texarkana, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	57,300	100	61,330	413
November 2011	57,200	600	60,917	518
October 2011	56,600	-700	60,399	327
September 2011	57,300	1,000	60,072	472
August 2011	56,300	500	59,600	78
July 2011	55,800	-1,200	59,522	-481
June 2011	57,000	1,000	60,003	-217
May 2011	56,000	-400	60,220	-310
April 2011	56,400	-100	60,530	-239
March 2011	56,500	-300	60,769	-21
February 2011	56,800	-200	60,790	40
January 2011	57,000	400	60,750	-33
December 2010	56,600	0	60,783	153