Austin-Round Rock, Texas Job Growth

There were 1,079,800 jobs in Austin, Texas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,175,827 employed persons for the month. Austin added 2,500 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,375 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Austin job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,079,800	+2,500	+21,900
CPS	1,175,827	+3,375	+26,749

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

Austin, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Austin in February 2019 is at a new high of 1,079,800.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Austin is at a new high of 1,175,827.

Employment: CES, CPS

Austin, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	1,079,800	2,500	1,175,827	3,375
January 2019	1,077,300	-100	1,172,452	-2,605
December 2018	1,077,400	1,500	1,175,057	6,163
November 2018	1,075,900	-1,400	1,168,894	2,402
October 2018	1,077,300	700	1,166,492	7,054
September 2018	1,076,600	-1,500	1,159,438	6,285
August 2018	1,078,100	4,100	1,153,153	478
July 2018	1,074,000	4,700	1,152,675	-1,353
June 2018	1,069,300	3,500	1,154,028	697
May 2018	1,065,800	3,600	1,153,331	1,366
April 2018	1,062,200	1,300	1,151,965	582
March 2018	1,060,900	3,000	1,151,383	2,305