Killeen-Temple, Texas Job Growth

There were 146,800 jobs in Killeen, Texas in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 171,712 employed persons for the month. Killeen lost 200 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 174 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Killeen job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	146,800	-200	+3,700
CPS	171,712	-174	+3,458

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 peaked in July 2019 at 147,000. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Killeen according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 171,900 for Killeen in June 2019. 188 jobs have been lost in Killeen since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Killeen, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	146,800	-200	171,712	-174
July 2019	147,000	500	171,886	-14
June 2019	146,500	400	171,900	30
May 2019	146,100	0	171,870	199
April 2019	146,100	800	171,671	405
March 2019	145,300	400	171,266	523
February 2019	144,900	-600	170,743	718
January 2019	145,500	1,300	170,025	751
December 2018	144,200	300	169,274	-7
November 2018	143,900	400	169,281	149
October 2018	143,500	400	169,132	427
September 2018	143,100	0	168,705	451