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San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas Job Growth

There were 1,147,400 jobs in San Antonio, Texas in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,202,654 employed persons for the month. San Antonio added 1,400 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 7,565 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare San Antonio job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,147,400 +1,400 +46,200
CPS 1,202,654 +7,565 +36,487

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

San Antonio, Texas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for San Antonio 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 San Antonio, Texas

CES employment for San Antonio in January 2023 is at a new high of 1,147,400.

CPS employment in January 2023 for San Antonio is at a new high of 1,202,654.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

San Antonio, Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 1,147,400 1,400 1,202,654 7,565
December 2022 1,146,000 1,000 1,195,089 3,350
November 2022 1,145,000 5,200 1,191,739 4,104
October 2022 1,139,800 3,500 1,187,635 2,714
September 2022 1,136,300 4,500 1,184,921 854
August 2022 1,131,800 4,400 1,184,067 -161
July 2022 1,127,400 6,700 1,184,228 322
June 2022 1,120,700 1,700 1,183,906 1,494
May 2022 1,119,000 2,600 1,182,412 2,273
April 2022 1,116,400 4,000 1,180,139 2,482
March 2022 1,112,400 4,700 1,177,657 5,342
February 2022 1,107,700 6,500 1,172,315 6,148