Abilene, Texas Job Growth

There were 70,400 jobs in Abilene, Texas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 74,039 employed persons for the month. Abilene added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 277 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Abilene job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	70,400	+200	+1,600
CPS	74,039	+277	+882

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

Abilene, Texas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Abilene 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 for Abilene, Texas

CES employment for Abilene in October 2018 is at a new high of 70,400.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 79,214 for Abilene in September 2008. 5,175 jobs have been lost in Abilene since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 70,470, Abilene has added 3,569 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Abilene, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	70,400	200	74,039	277
September 2018	70,200	200	73,762	70
August 2018	70,000	0	73,692	-232
July 2018	70,000	0	73,924	-135
June 2018	70,000	0	74,059	-444
May 2018	70,000	200	74,503	-273
April 2018	69,800	100	74,776	203
March 2018	69,700	300	74,573	317
February 2018	69,400	200	74,256	777
January 2018	69,200	0	73,479	188
December 2017	69,200	0	73,291	65
November 2017	69,200	400	73,226	69