Texarkana, Texas Job Growth

There were 58,500 jobs in Texarkana, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 63,085 employed persons for the month. Texarkana lost 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 462 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Texarkana job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	58,500	-400	+1,200
CPS	63,085	+462	+2,316

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 February 2012 at 58,900. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Texarkana according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Texarkana is at a new high of 63,085.

Employment: CES, CPS

Texarkana, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	58,500	-400	63,085	462
February 2012	58,900	1,000	62,623	677
January 2012	57,900	200	61,946	616
December 2011	57,700	200	61,330	413
November 2011	57,500	500	60,917	518
October 2011	57,000	-400	60,399	327
September 2011	57,400	700	60,072	472
August 2011	56,700	300	59,600	78
July 2011	56,400	-500	59,522	-481
June 2011	56,900	-100	60,003	-217
May 2011	57,000	0	60,220	-310
April 2011	57,000	-300	60,530	-239
March 2011	57,300	400	60,769	-21