Victoria, Texas Job Growth

There were 50,600 jobs in Victoria, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 56,833 employed persons for the month. Victoria lost 500 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 180 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Victoria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	50,600	-500	+1,800
CPS	56,833	-180	+2,315

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

Victoria, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Victoria peaked in August 2011 at 52,200. Since then 1,600 jobs have been lost in Victoria according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 57,013 for Victoria in November 2011. 180 jobs have been lost in Victoria since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Victoria, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	50,600	-500	56,833	-180
November 2011	51,100	-200	57,013	7
October 2011	51,300	-200	57,006	178
September 2011	51,500	-700	56,828	596
August 2011	52,200	800	56,232	734
July 2011	51,400	700	55,498	425
June 2011	50,700	700	55,073	-12
May 2011	50,000	-100	55,085	46
April 2011	50,100	500	55,039	329
March 2011	49,600	-100	54,710	124
February 2011	49,700	200	54,586	69
January 2011	49,500	700	54,517	-1
December 2010	48,800	-100	54,518	-20