Odessa, Texas Job Growth

There were 76,200 jobs in Odessa, Texas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 78,422 employed persons for the month. Odessa added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 365 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Odessa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	76,200	+200	+1,100
CPS	78,422	+365	+1,589

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 2014 at 81,300. Since then 5,100 jobs have been lost in Odessa according to the employer survey. From a trough of 69,100 in June 2016, Odessa has gained 7,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 81,645 for Odessa in November 2014. 3,223 jobs have been lost in Odessa since then according to the household survey. From a June 2016 low of 70,507, Odessa has added 7,915 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 2018	76,200	200	78,422	365
September 2018	76,000	100	78,057	-154
August 2018	75,900	100	78,211	-141
July 2018	75,800	0	78,352	189
June 2018	75,800	-600	78,163	-396
May 2018	76,400	200	78,559	-15
April 2018	76,200	600	78,574	322
March 2018	75,600	200	78,252	117
February 2018	75,400	400	78,135	958
January 2018	75,000	100	77,177	299
December 2017	74,900	0	76,878	60
November 2017	74,900	-200	76,818	-15