Louisiana Job Growth

There were 1,958,500 jobs in Louisiana in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,923,704 employed persons for the month. Louisiana added 2,700 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 6,036 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Louisiana job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,958,500	+2,700	+44,900
CPS	1,923,704	+6,036	+14,682

Louisiana Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Louisiana 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 in Louisiana

CES employment in April 2012 for Louisiana is at a new high of 1,958,500.

CPS employment in Louisiana reached a maximum of 1,972,501 in July 2005. 48,797 jobs have been lost in Louisiana since then according to the household survey. From a September 2005 low of 1,873,729, Louisiana has added 49,975 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	1,958,500	2,700	1,923,704	6,036
March 2012	1,955,800	5,800	1,917,668	1,483
February 2012	1,950,000	6,800	1,916,185	155
January 2012	1,943,200	6,000	1,916,030	-2,439
December 2011	1,937,200	2,900	1,918,469	4,197
November 2011	1,934,300	2,400	1,914,272	3,699
October 2011	1,931,900	5,500	1,910,573	4,907
September 2011	1,926,400	10,300	1,905,666	2,382
August 2011	1,916,100	1,600	1,903,284	791
July 2011	1,914,500	8,300	1,902,493	-697
June 2011	1,906,200	-6,100	1,903,190	-1,960
May 2011	1,912,300	-1,300	1,905,150	-3,872
April 2011	1,913,600	5,500	1,909,022	-3,113