College Station-Bryan, Texas Job Growth

There were 120,400 jobs in College Station, Texas in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 128,606 employed persons for the month. College Station lost 500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,353 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare College Station job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	120,400	-500	+5,800
CPS	128,606	+1,353	+5,269

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 peaked in January 2018 at 120,900. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in College Station according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2018 for College Station is at a new high of 128,606.

Employment: CES, CPS

College Station, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	120,400	-500	128,606	1,353
January 2018	120,900	1,700	127,253	1,098
December 2017	119,200	-500	126,155	457
November 2017	119,700	-100	125,698	236
October 2017	119,800	2,200	125,462	539
September 2017	117,600	1,500	124,923	679
August 2017	116,100	-200	124,244	390
July 2017	116,300	1,400	123,854	374
June 2017	114,900	-400	123,480	-72
May 2017	115,300	-300	123,552	57
April 2017	115,600	0	123,495	137
March 2017	115,600	1,000	123,358	21