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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas Job Growth

There were 3,321,800 jobs in Houston, Texas in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,396,995 employed persons for the month. Houston added 9,800 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 9,931 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Houston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 3,321,800 +9,800 +154,900
CPS 3,396,995 +9,931 +131,210

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 January 2023 is at a new high of 3,321,800.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Houston is at a new high of 3,396,995.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Houston, Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 3,321,800 9,800 3,396,995 9,931
December 2022 3,312,000 10,200 3,387,064 11,843
November 2022 3,301,800 4,700 3,375,221 9,332
October 2022 3,297,100 4,900 3,365,889 10,692
September 2022 3,292,200 16,000 3,355,197 10,796
August 2022 3,276,200 16,800 3,344,401 10,679
July 2022 3,259,400 27,300 3,333,722 10,057
June 2022 3,232,100 1,400 3,323,665 13,163
May 2022 3,230,700 9,300 3,310,502 11,576
April 2022 3,221,400 24,100 3,298,926 9,317
March 2022 3,197,300 14,900 3,289,609 12,722
February 2022 3,182,400 15,500 3,276,887 11,102

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