Alexandria, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 61,900 jobs in Alexandria, Louisiana in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,824 employed persons for the month. Alexandria lost 500 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 445 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Alexandria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,900	-500	-1,800
CPS	61,824	-445	-2,066

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

Alexandria, Louisiana Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Alexandria as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Alexandria, Louisiana

CES employment for Alexandria peaked in February 2008 at 67,900. Since then 6,000 jobs have been lost in Alexandria according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 68,019 for Alexandria in April 2008. 6,195 jobs have been lost in Alexandria since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alexandria, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	61,900	-500	61,824	-445
February 2012	62,400	-100	62,269	-648
January 2012	62,500	-600	62,917	-897
December 2011	63,100	500	63,814	-30
November 2011	62,600	100	63,844	-149
October 2011	62,500	-200	63,993	-376
September 2011	62,700	-300	64,369	-75
August 2011	63,000	-200	64,444	244
July 2011	63,200	-500	64,200	220
June 2011	63,700	-100	63,980	395
May 2011	63,800	-200	63,585	-166
April 2011	64,000	300	63,751	-139
March 2011	63,700	-300	63,890	-203