El Paso, Texas Job Growth

There were 320,600 jobs in El Paso, Texas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 345,817 employed persons for the month. El Paso added 1,100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,153 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare El Paso job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	320,600	+1,100	+7,100
CPS	345,817	+1,153	+5,592

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 in October 2018 is at a new high of 320,600.

CPS employment in October 2018 for El Paso is at a new high of 345,817.

Employment: CES, CPS

El Paso, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	320,600	1,100	345,817	1,153
September 2018	319,500	1,100	344,664	-695
August 2018	318,400	1,100	345,359	-176
July 2018	317,300	300	345,535	1,084
June 2018	317,000	400	344,451	-436
May 2018	316,600	100	344,887	-135
April 2018	316,500	-200	345,022	465
March 2018	316,700	1,000	344,557	1,095
February 2018	315,700	1,300	343,462	3,309
January 2018	314,400	400	340,153	-283
December 2017	314,000	0	340,436	160
November 2017	314,000	500	340,276	51