Louisiana Job Growth

There were 1,938,000 jobs in Louisiana in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,906,841 employed persons for the month. Louisiana added 600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 461 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Louisiana job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,938,000	+600	+47,600
CPS	1,906,841	-461	-22,373

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 peaked in July 2005 for Louisiana at 1,951,500. Since then 13,500 jobs have been lost in Louisiana according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,772,100 in October 2005, Louisiana has gained 165,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Louisiana reached a maximum of 1,977,410 in August 2008. 70,569 jobs have been lost in Louisiana since then according to the household survey. From a July 2011 low of 1,883,559, Louisiana has added 23,282 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,938,000	600	1,906,841	-461
November 2011	1,937,400	4,000	1,907,302	6,689
October 2011	1,933,400	5,600	1,900,613	3,330
September 2011	1,927,800	14,400	1,897,283	11,820
August 2011	1,913,400	800	1,885,463	1,904
July 2011	1,912,600	1,900	1,883,559	-1,609
June 2011	1,910,700	100	1,885,168	-5,701
May 2011	1,910,600	9,000	1,890,869	-8,551
April 2011	1,901,600	14,200	1,899,420	-8,410
March 2011	1,887,400	-4,900	1,907,830	-10,197
February 2011	1,892,300	5,200	1,918,027	-8,422
January 2011	1,887,100	-3,300	1,926,449	-2,765
December 2010	1,890,400	300	1,929,214	1,015