Amarillo, Texas Job Growth

There were 110,900 jobs in Amarillo, Texas in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 107,628 employed persons for the month. Amarillo lost 11,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 18,644 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Amarillo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	110,900	-11,500	-9,700
CPS	107,628	-18,644	-20,415

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 peaked in February 2020 at 122,600. Since then 11,700 jobs have been lost in Amarillo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 129,867 for Amarillo in February 2020. 22,239 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
April 2020	110,900	-11,500	107,628	-18,644
March 2020	122,400	-200	126,272	-3,595
February 2020	122,600	500	129,867	168
January 2020	122,100	200	129,699	-137
December 2019	121,900	200	129,836	116
November 2019	121,700	300	129,720	160
October 2019	121,400	-200	129,560	196
September 2019	121,600	200	129,364	234
August 2019	121,400	300	129,130	268
July 2019	121,100	200	128,862	284
June 2019	120,900	100	128,578	286
May 2019	120,800	200	128,292	249