Amarillo, Texas Job Growth

There were 120,700 jobs in Amarillo, Texas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 129,582 employed persons for the month. Amarillo added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 5 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Amarillo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	120,700	+400	+1,000
CPS	129,582	-5	+1,046

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 February 2019 is at a new high of 120,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 130,411 for Amarillo in December 2018. 829 jobs have been lost in Amarillo since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Amarillo, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	120,700	400	129,582	-5
January 2019	120,300	-200	129,587	-824
December 2018	120,500	100	130,411	147
November 2018	120,400	200	130,264	271
October 2018	120,200	0	129,993	429
September 2018	120,200	-100	129,564	-202
August 2018	120,300	200	129,766	-7
July 2018	120,100	0	129,773	174
June 2018	120,100	200	129,599	129
May 2018	119,900	300	129,470	394
April 2018	119,600	-300	129,076	247
March 2018	119,900	200	128,829	293