Killeen-Temple, Texas Job Growth

There were 146,500 jobs in Killeen, Texas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 170,891 employed persons for the month. Killeen added 700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 545 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Killeen job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	146,500	+700	+2,800
CPS	170,891	+545	+2,512

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

Killeen, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Killeen in October 2018 is at a new high of 146,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 171,310 for Killeen in May 2018. 419 jobs have been lost in Killeen since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 170,346, Killeen has added 545 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Killeen, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	146,500	700	170,891	545
September 2018	145,800	0	170,346	-316
August 2018	145,800	0	170,662	-53
July 2018	145,800	-500	170,715	-180
June 2018	146,300	500	170,895	-415
May 2018	145,800	400	171,310	182
April 2018	145,400	400	171,128	363
March 2018	145,000	600	170,765	645
February 2018	144,400	500	170,120	1,434
January 2018	143,900	600	168,686	384
December 2017	143,300	-100	168,302	-4
November 2017	143,400	-300	168,306	-73