Department of Numbers

Texas Job Growth

There were 13,782,300 jobs in Texas in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 14,185,013 employed persons for the month. Texas added 48,600 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 39,462 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Texas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 13,782,300 +48,600 +654,100
CPS 14,185,013 +39,462 +279,106

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 January 2023 for Texas is at a new high of 13,782,300.

CPS employment in Texas for January 2023 is at a new high of 14,185,013.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 13,782,300 48,600 14,185,013 39,462
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
May 2022 13,388,900 52,400 14,115,385 32,200
April 2022 13,336,500 72,400 14,083,185 47,548
March 2022 13,264,100 43,600 14,035,637 60,322
February 2022 13,220,500 92,300 13,975,315 69,408