Texas Job Growth

There were 11,842,500 jobs in Texas in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 11,744,642 employed persons for the month. Texas added 237,800 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 527,981 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Texas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	11,842,500	+237,800	-917,800
CPS	11,744,642	+527,981	-1,739,304

Texas Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Texas as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Texas

CES employment peaked in February 2020 for Texas at 13,016,800. Since then 1,174,300 jobs have been lost in Texas according to the employer survey. From a trough of 11,604,700 in April 2020, Texas has gained 237,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Texas reached a maximum of 13,707,110 in February 2020. 1,962,468 jobs have been lost in Texas since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 11,216,661, Texas has added 527,981 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	11,842,500	237,800	11,744,642	527,981
April 2020	11,604,700	-1,322,200	11,216,661	-2,071,991
March 2020	12,926,900	-89,900	13,288,652	-418,458
February 2020	13,016,800	42,900	13,707,110	20,713
January 2020	12,973,900	28,900	13,686,397	26,273
December 2019	12,945,000	22,600	13,660,124	-4,758
November 2019	12,922,400	32,500	13,664,882	1,128
October 2019	12,889,900	41,100	13,663,754	26,326
September 2019	12,848,800	12,800	13,637,428	38,885
August 2019	12,836,000	22,900	13,598,543	42,989
July 2019	12,813,100	36,900	13,555,554	41,153
June 2019	12,776,200	15,900	13,514,401	30,455