Odessa, Texas Job Growth

There were 81,600 jobs in Odessa, Texas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 85,375 employed persons for the month. Odessa lost 700 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,617 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Odessa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	81,600	-700	+3,700
CPS	85,375	+1,617	+7,240

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

Odessa, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Odessa peaked in December 2018 at 82,400. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Odessa according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Odessa is at a new high of 85,375.

Employment: CES, CPS

Odessa, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	81,600	-700	85,375	1,617
January 2019	82,300	-100	83,758	5,372
December 2018	82,400	100	78,386	58
November 2018	82,300	200	78,328	-35
October 2018	82,100	700	78,363	306
September 2018	81,400	200	78,057	-154
August 2018	81,200	100	78,211	-141
July 2018	81,100	-100	78,352	189
June 2018	81,200	400	78,163	-396
May 2018	80,800	600	78,559	-15
April 2018	80,200	1,200	78,574	322
March 2018	79,000	1,100	78,252	117