Department of Numbers

College Station-Bryan, Texas Job Growth

There were 137,100 jobs in College Station, Texas in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 136,227 employed persons for the month. College Station lost 200 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,518 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare College Station job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 137,100 -200 +6,500
CPS 136,227 +1,518 +3,416

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 December 2022 at 137,300. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in College Station according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in January 2023 for College Station is at a new high of 136,227.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

College Station, Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 137,100 -200 136,227 1,518
December 2022 137,300 200 134,709 208
November 2022 137,100 300 134,501 28
October 2022 136,800 1,300 134,473 -123
September 2022 135,500 100 134,596 -237
August 2022 135,400 1,000 134,833 -268
July 2022 134,400 800 135,101 83
June 2022 133,600 0 135,018 193
May 2022 133,600 500 134,825 137
April 2022 133,100 1,200 134,688 482
March 2022 131,900 800 134,206 775
February 2022 131,100 500 133,431 620