Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas Job Growth

There were 3,174,400 jobs in Houston, Texas in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,307,232 employed persons for the month. Houston added 2,900 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,021 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Houston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,174,400	+2,900	+89,000
CPS	3,307,232	+4,021	+62,946

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

Houston, Texas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Houston 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 Houston, Texas

CES employment for Houston in July 2019 is at a new high of 3,174,400.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Houston is at a new high of 3,307,232.

Employment: CES, CPS

Houston, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	3,174,400	2,900	3,307,232	4,021
June 2019	3,171,500	11,400	3,303,211	5,786
May 2019	3,160,100	12,300	3,297,425	4,549
April 2019	3,147,800	6,600	3,292,876	5,058
March 2019	3,141,200	11,100	3,287,818	6,235
February 2019	3,130,100	7,500	3,281,583	7,101
January 2019	3,122,600	5,900	3,274,482	6,143
December 2018	3,116,700	2,000	3,268,339	-528
November 2018	3,114,700	7,500	3,268,867	1,565
October 2018	3,107,200	11,900	3,267,302	7,095
September 2018	3,095,300	300	3,260,207	8,480
August 2018	3,095,000	9,600	3,251,727	7,441