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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas Job Growth

There were 296,000 jobs in McAllen, Texas in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 348,455 employed persons for the month. McAllen added 1,600 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,552 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare McAllen job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 296,000 +1,600 +13,300
CPS 348,455 +1,552 +11,281

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 January 2023 is at a new high of 296,000.

CPS employment in January 2023 for McAllen is at a new high of 348,455.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

McAllen, Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 296,000 1,600 348,455 1,552
December 2022 294,400 -1,300 346,903 840
November 2022 295,700 3,500 346,063 1,173
October 2022 292,200 400 344,890 689
September 2022 291,800 900 344,201 913
August 2022 290,900 1,000 343,288 674
July 2022 289,900 3,100 342,614 1,299
June 2022 286,800 600 341,315 535
May 2022 286,200 600 340,780 442
April 2022 285,600 300 340,338 638
March 2022 285,300 1,300 339,700 1,695
February 2022 284,000 1,300 338,005 831