McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Job Growth

There were 267,200 jobs in McAllen, Texas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 329,305 employed persons for the month. McAllen added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,342 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare McAllen job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	267,200	+400	+4,600
CPS	329,305	+2,342	+7,621

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

McAllen, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for McAllen in February 2019 is at a new high of 267,200.

CPS employment in February 2019 for McAllen is at a new high of 329,305.

Employment: CES, CPS

McAllen, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	267,200	400	329,305	2,342
January 2019	266,800	900	326,963	2,278
December 2018	265,900	-100	324,685	1,075
November 2018	266,000	400	323,610	442
October 2018	265,600	-200	323,168	721
September 2018	265,800	300	322,447	-181
August 2018	265,500	300	322,628	-516
July 2018	265,200	1,300	323,144	55
June 2018	263,900	300	323,089	-1,007
May 2018	263,600	700	324,096	525
April 2018	262,900	-700	323,571	107
March 2018	263,600	1,000	323,464	1,780