Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Job Growth

There were 141,900 jobs in Brownsville, Texas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 157,149 employed persons for the month. Brownsville lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 24 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Brownsville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	141,900	-100	+200
CPS	157,149	-24	+1,252

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 December 2018 at 142,000. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Brownsville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 157,866 for Brownsville in December 2018. 717 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
February 2019	141,900	-100	157,149	-24
January 2019	142,000	0	157,173	-693
December 2018	142,000	200	157,866	234
November 2018	141,800	300	157,632	450
October 2018	141,500	-400	157,182	559
September 2018	141,900	100	156,623	279
August 2018	141,800	0	156,344	-64
July 2018	141,800	700	156,408	63
June 2018	141,100	700	156,345	-302
May 2018	140,400	-100	156,647	201
April 2018	140,500	-1,000	156,446	-19
March 2018	141,500	-200	156,465	568