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Midland, Texas Job Growth

There were 119,800 jobs in Midland, Texas in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 110,992 employed persons for the month. Midland added 400 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 213 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Midland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 119,800 +400 +8,500
CPS 110,992 +213 +6,305

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 in May 2023 is at a new high of 119,800.

CPS employment in May 2023 for Midland is at a new high of 110,992.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

Midland, Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
May 2023 119,800 400 110,992 213
April 2023 119,400 400 110,779 481
March 2023 119,000 0 110,298 828
February 2023 119,000 0 109,470 843
January 2023 119,000 1,700 108,627 893
December 2022 117,300 900 107,734 -64
November 2022 116,400 800 107,798 43
October 2022 115,600 100 107,755 446
September 2022 115,500 1,200 107,309 613
August 2022 114,300 1,100 106,696 678
July 2022 113,200 1,100 106,018 681
June 2022 112,100 800 105,337 650

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