Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Job Growth

There were 141,200 jobs in Brownsville, Texas in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 156,037 employed persons for the month. Brownsville added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 881 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Brownsville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	141,200	+100	-200
CPS	156,037	+881	+661

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 2016 at 142,200. Since then 1,000 jobs have been lost in Brownsville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 140,800 in November 2017, Brownsville has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Brownsville is at a new high of 156,037.

Employment: CES, CPS

Brownsville, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	141,200	100	156,037	881
January 2018	141,100	-200	155,156	20
December 2017	141,300	500	155,136	395
November 2017	140,800	-700	154,741	-504
October 2017	141,500	-300	155,245	-370
September 2017	141,800	-100	155,615	643
August 2017	141,900	800	154,972	130
July 2017	141,100	-600	154,842	16
June 2017	141,700	0	154,826	-608
May 2017	141,700	200	155,434	-75
April 2017	141,500	-300	155,509	-117
March 2017	141,800	400	155,626	250