Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 96,100 jobs in Houma, Louisiana in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 98,770 employed persons for the month. Houma added 800 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 347 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Houma job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	96,100	+800	+4,800
CPS	98,770	+347	+182

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

Houma, Louisiana Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Houma 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 Houma, Louisiana

CES employment for Houma peaked in November 2008 at 98,800. Since then 2,700 jobs have been lost in Houma according to the employer survey. From a trough of 90,800 in June 2011, Houma has gained 5,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 102,729 for Houma in May 2008. 3,959 jobs have been lost in Houma since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 96,034, Houma has added 2,736 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Houma, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	96,100	800	98,770	347
February 2012	95,300	300	98,423	-250
January 2012	95,000	-300	98,673	-698
December 2011	95,300	200	99,371	92
November 2011	95,100	600	99,279	456
October 2011	94,500	0	98,823	280
September 2011	94,500	-100	98,543	865
August 2011	94,600	1,000	97,678	941
July 2011	93,600	2,800	96,737	37
June 2011	90,800	-500	96,700	-661
May 2011	91,300	-300	97,361	-569
April 2011	91,600	300	97,930	-658
March 2011	91,300	200	98,588	-371