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Odessa, Texas Job Growth

There were 81,900 jobs in Odessa, Texas in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,784 employed persons for the month. Odessa added 300 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 148 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Odessa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 81,900 +300 +2,200
CPS 83,784 +148 +2,243

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 April 2019 at 84,300. Since then 2,400 jobs have been lost in Odessa according to the employer survey. From a trough of 66,700 in September 2020, Odessa has gained 15,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 85,609 for Odessa in July 2019. 1,825 jobs have been lost in Odessa since then according to the household survey. From a July 2020 low of 68,799, Odessa has added 14,985 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

Odessa, Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 81,900 300 83,784 148
September 2023 81,600 300 83,636 129
August 2023 81,300 400 83,507 93
July 2023 80,900 -300 83,414 67
June 2023 81,200 -100 83,347 165
May 2023 81,300 400 83,182 146
April 2023 80,900 200 83,036 294
March 2023 80,700 400 82,742 451
February 2023 80,300 100 82,291 344
January 2023 80,200 100 81,947 427
December 2022 80,100 0 81,520 -46
November 2022 80,100 400 81,566 25

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