Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas Job Growth

There were 143,400 jobs in Brownsville, Texas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 157,093 employed persons for the month. Brownsville lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 470 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Brownsville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	143,400	-100	+1,900
CPS	157,093	+470	+2,166

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 September 2018 at 143,500. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Brownsville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Brownsville is at a new high of 157,093.

Employment: CES, CPS

Brownsville, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	143,400	-100	157,093	470
September 2018	143,500	200	156,623	279
August 2018	143,300	500	156,344	-64
July 2018	142,800	100	156,408	63
June 2018	142,700	300	156,345	-302
May 2018	142,400	200	156,647	201
April 2018	142,200	500	156,446	-19
March 2018	141,700	500	156,465	568
February 2018	141,200	100	155,897	1,026
January 2018	141,100	-200	154,871	399
December 2017	141,300	500	154,472	-116
November 2017	140,800	-700	154,588	-339