Killeen-Temple, Texas Job Growth

There were 135,600 jobs in Killeen, Texas in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 149,611 employed persons for the month. Killeen added 900 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 5,078 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Killeen job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	135,600	+900	-9,000
CPS	149,611	+5,078	-19,927

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 February 2020 at 147,800. Since then 12,200 jobs have been lost in Killeen according to the employer survey. From a trough of 134,700 in April 2020, Killeen has gained 900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 172,820 for Killeen in February 2020. 23,209 jobs have been lost in Killeen since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 144,533, Killeen has added 5,078 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Killeen, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	135,600	900	149,611	5,078
April 2020	134,700	-12,500	144,533	-23,144
March 2020	147,200	-600	167,677	-5,143
February 2020	147,800	300	172,820	511
January 2020	147,500	500	172,309	-388
December 2019	147,000	200	172,697	404
November 2019	146,800	400	172,293	508
October 2019	146,400	900	171,785	564
September 2019	145,500	200	171,221	577
August 2019	145,300	0	170,644	520
July 2019	145,300	400	170,124	374
June 2019	144,900	300	169,750	212