College Station-Bryan, Texas Job Growth

There were 122,000 jobs in College Station, Texas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 130,745 employed persons for the month. College Station added 500 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 462 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare College Station job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	122,000	+500	+3,600
CPS	130,745	+462	+1,688

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

College Station, Texas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for College Station 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 College Station, Texas

CES employment for College Station in February 2019 is at a new high of 122,000.

CPS employment in February 2019 for College Station is at a new high of 130,745.

Employment: CES, CPS

College Station, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	122,000	500	130,745	462
January 2019	121,500	-300	130,283	278
December 2018	121,800	100	130,005	134
November 2018	121,700	0	129,871	336
October 2018	121,700	800	129,535	590
September 2018	120,900	-500	128,945	401
August 2018	121,400	500	128,544	-331
July 2018	120,900	1,300	128,875	34
June 2018	119,600	500	128,841	-208
May 2018	119,100	-300	129,049	-34
April 2018	119,400	500	129,083	-196
March 2018	118,900	500	129,279	222