McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Job Growth

There were 260,600 jobs in McAllen, Texas in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 321,316 employed persons for the month. McAllen added 400 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,108 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare McAllen job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	260,600	+400	+4,800
CPS	321,316	+3,108	+9,992

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 2018 is at a new high of 260,600.

CPS employment in February 2018 for McAllen is at a new high of 321,316.

Employment: CES, CPS

McAllen, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	260,600	400	321,316	3,108
January 2018	260,200	1,099	318,208	2,641
December 2017	259,100	-199	315,567	1,114
November 2017	259,300	300	314,453	96
October 2017	259,000	1,200	314,357	-207
September 2017	257,800	199	314,564	504
August 2017	257,600	-299	314,060	-120
July 2017	257,899	-200	314,180	628
June 2017	258,100	400	313,552	21
May 2017	257,700	400	313,531	420
April 2017	257,300	600	313,111	265
March 2017	256,700	900	312,846	1,522