Waco, Texas Job Growth

There were 122,300 jobs in Waco, Texas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 122,167 employed persons for the month. Waco lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 260 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Waco job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	122,300	-100	+2,000
CPS	122,167	+260	+1,572

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

Waco, Texas Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Waco peaked in December 2018 at 122,400. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Waco according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Waco is at a new high of 122,167.

Employment: CES, CPS

Waco, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	122,300	-100	122,167	260
January 2019	122,400	0	121,907	114
December 2018	122,400	400	121,793	80
November 2018	122,000	0	121,713	352
October 2018	122,000	400	121,361	402
September 2018	121,600	-200	120,959	-199
August 2018	121,800	100	121,158	-374
July 2018	121,700	200	121,532	109
June 2018	121,500	300	121,423	-5
May 2018	121,200	200	121,428	170
April 2018	121,000	100	121,258	240
March 2018	120,900	600	121,018	423