Amarillo, Texas Job Growth

There were 122,300 jobs in Amarillo, Texas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 129,939 employed persons for the month. Amarillo added 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 375 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Amarillo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	122,300	+100	+2,800
CPS	129,939	+375	+2,337

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 August 2018 at 122,300. Since then 0 jobs have been lost in Amarillo according to the employer survey. From a trough of 122,200 in September 2018, Amarillo has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Amarillo is at a new high of 129,939.

Employment: CES, CPS

Amarillo, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	122,300	100	129,939	375
September 2018	122,200	-100	129,564	-202
August 2018	122,300	300	129,766	-7
July 2018	122,000	200	129,773	174
June 2018	121,800	200	129,599	129
May 2018	121,600	500	129,470	394
April 2018	121,100	400	129,076	247
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