Corpus Christi, Texas Job Growth

There were 196,100 jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 199,617 employed persons for the month. Corpus Christi added 400 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 438 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Corpus Christi job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	196,100	+400	+2,500
CPS	199,617	+438	+1,006

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

Corpus Christi, Texas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi, Texas

CES employment for Corpus Christi in October 2019 is at a new high of 196,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 199,816 for Corpus Christi in April 2019. 199 jobs have been lost in Corpus Christi since then according to the household survey. From a August 2019 low of 198,992, Corpus Christi has added 625 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Corpus Christi, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	196,100	400	199,617	438
September 2019	195,700	100	199,179	187
August 2019	195,600	900	198,992	-31
July 2019	194,700	-400	199,023	-390
June 2019	195,100	300	199,413	-280
May 2019	194,800	200	199,693	-123
April 2019	194,600	500	199,816	6
March 2019	194,100	-200	199,810	239
February 2019	194,300	-200	199,571	522
January 2019	194,500	300	199,049	216
December 2018	194,200	-200	198,833	41
November 2018	194,400	800	198,792	181