Abilene, Texas Job Growth

There were 70,700 jobs in Abilene, Texas in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 74,604 employed persons for the month. Abilene added 100 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 80 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Abilene job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	70,700	+100	+700
CPS	74,604	+80	+14

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 2019 is at a new high of 70,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 79,220 for Abilene in August 2008. 4,616 jobs have been lost in Abilene since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 70,552, Abilene has added 4,052 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 2019	70,700	100	74,604	80
September 2019	70,600	200	74,524	-76
August 2019	70,400	0	74,600	-179
July 2019	70,400	-200	74,779	-183
June 2019	70,600	100	74,962	-100
May 2019	70,500	300	75,062	-27
April 2019	70,200	200	75,089	69
March 2019	70,000	-200	75,020	127
February 2019	70,200	-100	74,893	165
January 2019	70,300	200	74,728	99
December 2018	70,100	100	74,629	15
November 2018	70,000	0	74,614	24