Tyler, Texas Job Growth

There were 95,700 jobs in Tyler, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 96,312 employed persons for the month. Tyler added 300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 799 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tyler job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	95,700	+300	+2,400
CPS	96,312	+799	+2,314

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

Tyler, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Tyler peaked in October 2008 at 96,300. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Tyler according to the employer survey. From a trough of 90,900 in July 2010, Tyler has gained 4,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Tyler is at a new high of 96,312.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tyler, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	95,700	300	96,312	799
November 2011	95,400	200	95,513	578
October 2011	95,200	1,000	94,935	535
September 2011	94,200	800	94,400	65
August 2011	93,400	-400	94,335	27
July 2011	93,800	100	94,308	-156
June 2011	93,700	-200	94,464	-179
May 2011	93,900	100	94,643	219
April 2011	93,800	400	94,424	219
March 2011	93,400	100	94,205	60
February 2011	93,300	-100	94,145	4
January 2011	93,400	100	94,141	143
December 2010	93,300	300	93,998	232