Amarillo, Texas Job Growth

There were 121,200 jobs in Amarillo, Texas in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 129,135 employed persons for the month. Amarillo added 500 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 306 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Amarillo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	121,200	+500	+1,900
CPS	129,135	+306	+2,128

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

Amarillo, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Amarillo in April 2018 is at a new high of 121,200.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Amarillo is at a new high of 129,135.

Employment: CES, CPS

Amarillo, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	121,200	500	129,135	306
March 2018	120,700	0	128,829	293
February 2018	120,700	300	128,536	503
January 2018	120,400	0	128,033	154
December 2017	120,400	400	127,879	114
November 2017	120,000	500	127,765	163
October 2017	119,500	400	127,602	219
September 2017	119,100	300	127,383	295
August 2017	118,800	-100	127,088	206
July 2017	118,900	-100	126,882	46
June 2017	119,000	-300	126,836	-59
May 2017	119,300	0	126,895	-112