Abilene, Texas Job Growth

There were 69,900 jobs in Abilene, Texas in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 74,755 employed persons for the month. Abilene added 200 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 182 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Abilene job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,900	+200	+1,300
CPS	74,755	+182	+2,146

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 April 2018 is at a new high of 69,900.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 79,214 for Abilene in September 2008. 4,459 jobs have been lost in Abilene since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 70,470, Abilene has added 4,285 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Abilene, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	69,900	200	74,755	182
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
October 2017	68,800	0	73,157	96
September 2017	68,800	100	73,061	196
August 2017	68,700	600	72,865	211
July 2017	68,100	-700	72,654	99
June 2017	68,800	100	72,555	-12
May 2017	68,700	100	72,567	-42