Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Job Growth

There were 128,699 jobs in Brownsville, Texas in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 127,322 employed persons for the month. Brownsville lost 17,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 26,691 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Brownsville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	128,699	-17,000	-15,200
CPS	127,322	-26,691	-29,641

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

Brownsville, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Brownsville peaked in February 2020 at 145,900. Since then 17,200 jobs have been lost in Brownsville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 158,696 for Brownsville in February 2020. 31,374 jobs have been lost in Brownsville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Brownsville, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	128,699	-17,000	127,322	-26,691
March 2020	145,700	-200	154,013	-4,683
February 2020	145,900	200	158,696	179
January 2020	145,700	0	158,517	-17
December 2019	145,700	300	158,534	-25
November 2019	145,400	300	158,559	24
October 2019	145,100	-400	158,535	97
September 2019	145,500	300	158,438	200
August 2019	145,200	700	158,238	313
July 2019	144,500	-200	157,925	366
June 2019	144,700	400	157,559	348
May 2019	144,300	400	157,211	248