El Paso, Texas Job Growth

There were 319,500 jobs in El Paso, Texas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 349,407 employed persons for the month. El Paso lost 600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,514 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare El Paso job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	319,500	-600	+3,700
CPS	349,407	+1,514	+5,945

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

El Paso, Texas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for El Paso 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 El Paso, Texas

CES employment for El Paso peaked in January 2019 at 320,100. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in El Paso according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for El Paso is at a new high of 349,407.

Employment: CES, CPS

El Paso, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	319,500	-600	349,407	1,514
January 2019	320,100	900	347,893	1,206
December 2018	319,200	600	346,687	412
November 2018	318,600	-600	346,275	328
October 2018	319,200	400	345,947	1,283
September 2018	318,800	500	344,664	-695
August 2018	318,300	600	345,359	-176
July 2018	317,700	900	345,535	1,084
June 2018	316,800	600	344,451	-436
May 2018	316,200	300	344,887	-135
April 2018	315,900	-200	345,022	465
March 2018	316,100	300	344,557	1,095