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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas Job Growth

There were 3,349,600 jobs in Houston, Texas in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,427,726 employed persons for the month. Houston added 10,500 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 5,234 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Houston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 3,349,600 +10,500 +118,900
CPS 3,427,726 +5,234 +72,152

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 May 2023 is at a new high of 3,349,600.

CPS employment in May 2023 for Houston is at a new high of 3,427,726.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Houston, Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 3,349,600 10,500 3,427,726 5,234
April 2023 3,339,100 -7,100 3,422,492 9,748
March 2023 3,346,200 14,500 3,412,744 12,683
February 2023 3,331,700 9,800 3,400,061 8,474
January 2023 3,321,900 9,900 3,391,587 8,446
December 2022 3,312,000 10,200 3,383,141 -535
November 2022 3,301,800 4,700 3,383,676 186
October 2022 3,297,100 4,900 3,383,490 3,976
September 2022 3,292,200 16,000 3,379,514 5,443
August 2022 3,276,200 16,800 3,374,071 5,908
July 2022 3,259,400 27,300 3,368,163 6,185
June 2022 3,232,100 1,400 3,361,978 6,404

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