Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Job Growth

There were 142,600 jobs in Brownsville, Texas in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 156,371 employed persons for the month. Brownsville added 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 104 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Brownsville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	142,600	+100	+800
CPS	156,371	-104	+847

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 May 2019 at 142,700. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Brownsville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 142,500 in June 2019, Brownsville has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 156,480 for Brownsville in May 2019. 109 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
July 2019	142,600	100	156,371	-104
June 2019	142,500	-200	156,475	-5
May 2019	142,700	200	156,480	104
April 2019	142,500	300	156,376	89
March 2019	142,200	100	156,287	192
February 2019	142,100	100	156,095	224
January 2019	142,000	0	155,871	73
December 2018	142,000	200	155,798	-19
November 2018	141,800	300	155,817	-23
October 2018	141,500	-400	155,840	52
September 2018	141,900	100	155,788	128
August 2018	141,800	0	155,660	136