Midland, Texas Job Growth

There were 110,300 jobs in Midland, Texas in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 105,392 employed persons for the month. Midland lost 0 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 255 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Midland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	110,300	0	+4,000
CPS	105,392	-255	+4,099

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 December 2018 at 112,400. Since then 2,100 jobs have been lost in Midland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 110,300 in March 2019, Midland has gained 0 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 105,765 for Midland in February 2019. 373 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
April 2019	110,300	0	105,392	-255
March 2019	110,300	-500	105,647	-118
February 2019	110,800	-1,200	105,765	75
January 2019	112,000	-400	105,690	387
December 2018	112,400	1,300	105,303	-74
November 2018	111,100	-400	105,377	14
October 2018	111,500	800	105,363	382
September 2018	110,700	500	104,981	561
August 2018	110,200	400	104,420	677
July 2018	109,800	1,500	103,743	748
June 2018	108,300	700	102,995	786
May 2018	107,600	1,300	102,209	916