Texas Job Growth

There were 12,751,400 jobs in Texas in May 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 13,516,329 employed persons for the month. Texas added 19,600 jobs in May 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 14,147 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Texas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	May 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	12,751,400	+19,600	+286,300
CPS	13,516,329	+14,147	+242,186

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 in May 2019 for Texas is at a new high of 12,751,400.

CPS employment in Texas for May 2019 is at a new high of 13,516,329.

Employment: CES, CPS

Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2019	12,751,400	19,600	13,516,329	14,147
April 2019	12,731,800	33,100	13,502,182	17,948
March 2019	12,698,700	27,600	13,484,234	25,477
February 2019	12,671,100	26,400	13,458,757	28,207
January 2019	12,644,700	10,800	13,430,550	26,141
December 2018	12,633,900	19,200	13,404,409	-2,003
November 2018	12,614,700	14,400	13,406,412	5,472
October 2018	12,600,300	40,300	13,400,940	25,757
September 2018	12,560,000	7,400	13,375,183	31,129
August 2018	12,552,600	30,000	13,344,054	28,358
July 2018	12,522,600	29,800	13,315,696	24,016
June 2018	12,492,800	27,700	13,291,680	17,537