Department of Numbers

Texas Job Growth

There were 13,918,700 jobs in Texas in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 14,392,961 employed persons for the month. Texas added 51,000 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 38,298 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Texas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 13,918,700 +51,000 +529,800
CPS 14,392,961 +38,298 +277,576

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 2023 for Texas is at a new high of 13,918,700.

CPS employment in Texas for May 2023 is at a new high of 14,392,961.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 13,918,700 51,000 14,392,961 38,298
April 2023 13,867,700 29,900 14,354,663 56,371
March 2023 13,837,800 27,200 14,298,292 66,213
February 2023 13,810,600 36,900 14,232,079 46,726
January 2023 13,773,700 40,000 14,185,353 39,802
December 2022 13,733,700 45,900 14,145,551 2,133
November 2022 13,687,800 31,100 14,143,418 2,670
October 2022 13,656,700 43,100 14,140,748 5,383
September 2022 13,613,600 36,500 14,135,365 1,800
August 2022 13,577,100 49,700 14,133,565 -1,128
July 2022 13,527,400 125,300 14,134,693 3,527
June 2022 13,402,100 13,200 14,131,166 15,781