College Station-Bryan, Texas Job Growth

There were 121,800 jobs in College Station, Texas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 129,562 employed persons for the month. College Station added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 617 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare College Station job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	121,800	+200	+2,000
CPS	129,562	+617	+2,593

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 121,800.

CPS employment in October 2018 for College Station is at a new high of 129,562.

Employment: CES, CPS

College Station, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	121,800	200	129,562	617
September 2018	121,600	2,300	128,945	401
August 2018	119,300	-500	128,544	-331
July 2018	119,800	400	128,875	34
June 2018	119,400	-600	128,841	-208
May 2018	120,000	-400	129,049	-34
April 2018	120,400	-700	129,083	-196
March 2018	121,100	600	129,279	222
February 2018	120,500	-400	129,057	800
January 2018	120,900	1,700	128,257	1,033
December 2017	119,200	-500	127,224	143
November 2017	119,700	-100	127,081	112