Amarillo, Texas Job Growth

There were 120,900 jobs in Amarillo, Texas in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 128,852 employed persons for the month. Amarillo lost 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 30 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Amarillo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	120,900	-100	+800
CPS	128,852	-30	+565

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 June 2019 at 121,000. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Amarillo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 128,948 for Amarillo in March 2019. 96 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
July 2019	120,900	-100	128,852	-30
June 2019	121,000	600	128,882	27
May 2019	120,400	0	128,855	-40
April 2019	120,400	-100	128,895	-53
March 2019	120,500	-300	128,948	86
February 2019	120,800	500	128,862	144
January 2019	120,300	-200	128,718	65
December 2018	120,500	100	128,653	2
November 2018	120,400	200	128,651	39
October 2018	120,200	0	128,612	127
September 2018	120,200	-100	128,485	132
August 2018	120,300	200	128,353	66