Odessa, Texas Job Growth

There were 82,300 jobs in Odessa, Texas in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 84,697 employed persons for the month. Odessa lost 300 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Odessa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	82,300	-300	+200
CPS	84,697	+3	+409

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 July 2019 at 83,300. Since then 1,000 jobs have been lost in Odessa according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 84,740 for Odessa in March 2019. 43 jobs have been lost in Odessa since then according to the household survey. From a June 2019 low of 84,569, Odessa has added 128 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Odessa, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	82,300	-300	84,697	3
September 2019	82,600	-300	84,694	65
August 2019	82,900	-400	84,629	2
July 2019	83,300	300	84,627	58
June 2019	83,000	400	84,569	-68
May 2019	82,600	100	84,637	-53
April 2019	82,500	500	84,690	-50
March 2019	82,000	200	84,740	25
February 2019	81,800	-500	84,715	165
January 2019	82,300	-100	84,550	249
December 2018	82,400	100	84,301	-29
November 2018	82,300	200	84,330	42