McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Job Growth

There were 272,200 jobs in McAllen, Texas in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 331,400 employed persons for the month. McAllen added 1,200 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 194 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare McAllen job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	272,200	+1,200	+6,700
CPS	331,400	+194	+5,551

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 August 2019 is at a new high of 272,200.

CPS employment in August 2019 for McAllen is at a new high of 331,400.

Employment: CES, CPS

McAllen, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	272,200	1,200	331,400	194
July 2019	271,000	500	331,206	84
June 2019	270,500	-100	331,122	127
May 2019	270,600	700	330,995	664
April 2019	269,900	600	330,331	755
March 2019	269,300	1,200	329,576	1,389
February 2019	268,100	1,300	328,187	1,246
January 2019	266,800	900	326,941	493
December 2018	265,900	-100	326,448	-5
November 2018	266,000	400	326,453	61
October 2018	265,600	-200	326,392	261
September 2018	265,800	300	326,131	282