Tyler, Texas Job Growth

There were 97,500 jobs in Tyler, Texas in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 86,522 employed persons for the month. Tyler lost 8,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 13,820 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tyler job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	97,500	-8,900	-9,500
CPS	86,522	-13,820	-17,086

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

Tyler, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Tyler peaked in December 2019 at 107,100. Since then 9,600 jobs have been lost in Tyler according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 103,983 for Tyler in December 2019. 17,461 jobs have been lost in Tyler since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tyler, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	97,500	-8,900	86,522	-13,820
March 2020	106,400	-600	100,342	-3,634
February 2020	107,000	300	103,976	193
January 2020	106,700	-400	103,783	-200
December 2019	107,100	200	103,983	133
November 2019	106,900	500	103,850	162
October 2019	106,400	300	103,688	177
September 2019	106,100	-100	103,511	166
August 2019	106,200	0	103,345	83
July 2019	106,200	100	103,262	-46
June 2019	106,100	100	103,308	-140
May 2019	106,000	-1,000	103,448	-160