Midland, Texas Job Growth

There were 115,100 jobs in Midland, Texas in March 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 105,824 employed persons for the month. Midland lost 300 jobs in March 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,744 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Midland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	115,100	-300	+800
CPS	105,824	-2,744	-1,852

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 2019 at 115,400. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Midland according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 108,640 for Midland in December 2019. 2,816 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
March 2020	115,100	-300	105,824	-2,744
February 2020	115,400	0	108,568	37
January 2020	115,400	0	108,531	-109
December 2019	115,400	500	108,640	20
November 2019	114,900	100	108,620	49
October 2019	114,800	200	108,571	63
September 2019	114,600	-400	108,508	87
August 2019	115,000	-100	108,421	109
July 2019	115,100	400	108,312	137
June 2019	114,700	0	108,175	170
May 2019	114,700	0	108,005	173
April 2019	114,700	400	107,832	156