Wichita Falls, Texas Job Growth

There were 56,800 jobs in Wichita Falls, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 66,342 employed persons for the month. Wichita Falls lost 200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 85 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wichita Falls job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	56,800	-200	-1,300
CPS	66,342	-85	-982

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

Wichita Falls, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls, Texas

CES employment for Wichita Falls peaked in July 2001 at 62,800. Since then 6,000 jobs have been lost in Wichita Falls according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 71,498 for Wichita Falls in June 2006. 5,156 jobs have been lost in Wichita Falls since then according to the household survey. From a July 2011 low of 65,986, Wichita Falls has added 356 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wichita Falls, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	56,800	-200	66,342	-85
November 2011	57,000	-500	66,427	-16
October 2011	57,500	200	66,443	91
September 2011	57,300	-1,000	66,352	49
August 2011	58,300	700	66,303	317
July 2011	57,600	-600	65,986	-284
June 2011	58,200	500	66,270	-298
May 2011	57,700	-300	66,568	-185
April 2011	58,000	100	66,753	-117
March 2011	57,900	-400	66,870	-201
February 2011	58,300	300	67,071	-119
January 2011	58,000	-100	67,190	-134
December 2010	58,100	100	67,324	-55