Midland, Texas Job Growth

There were 102,600 jobs in Midland, Texas in November 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 97,655 employed persons for the month. Midland lost 1,000 jobs in November 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 390 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Midland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	102,600	-1,000	+5,800
CPS	97,655	-390	+5,586

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

Midland, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Midland peaked in August 2018 at 104,200. Since then 1,600 jobs have been lost in Midland according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 98,317 for Midland in August 2018. 662 jobs have been lost in Midland since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Midland, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2018	102,600	-1,000	97,655	-390
October 2018	103,600	-600	98,045	-67
September 2018	104,200	0	98,112	-205
August 2018	104,200	800	98,317	232
July 2018	103,400	300	98,085	428
June 2018	103,100	1,300	97,657	597
May 2018	101,800	1,000	97,060	676
April 2018	100,800	1,600	96,384	1,152
March 2018	99,200	1,400	95,232	1,050
February 2018	97,800	500	94,182	954
January 2018	97,300	0	93,228	567
December 2017	97,300	500	92,661	592