Waco, Texas Job Growth

There were 122,700 jobs in Waco, Texas in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 122,035 employed persons for the month. Waco lost 100 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 7 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Waco job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	122,700	-100	+900
CPS	122,035	-7	+875

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 July 2019 at 122,800. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Waco according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 122,070 for Waco in May 2019. 35 jobs have been lost in Waco since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Waco, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	122,700	-100	122,035	-7
July 2019	122,800	200	122,042	-28
June 2019	122,600	300	122,070	0
May 2019	122,300	0	122,070	14
April 2019	122,300	0	122,056	81
March 2019	122,300	-100	121,975	168
February 2019	122,400	0	121,807	235
January 2019	122,400	0	121,572	160
December 2018	122,400	400	121,412	1
November 2018	122,000	0	121,411	32
October 2018	122,000	400	121,379	107
September 2018	121,600	-200	121,272	112