New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 532,000 jobs in New Orleans, Louisiana in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 502,389 employed persons for the month. New Orleans lost 1,900 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,485 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Orleans job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	532,000	-1,900	+8,000
CPS	502,389	+1,485	+1,455

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

New Orleans, Louisiana Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for New Orleans 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 New Orleans, Louisiana

CES employment for New Orleans peaked in March 2001 at 624,700. Since then 92,700 jobs have been lost in New Orleans according to the employer survey. From a trough of 425,800 in October 2005, New Orleans has gained 106,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 598,309 for New Orleans in April 2000. 95,920 jobs have been lost in New Orleans since then according to the household survey. From a October 2005 low of 427,162, New Orleans has added 75,227 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Orleans, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	532,000	-1,900	502,389	1,485
February 2012	533,900	3,600	500,904	1,690
January 2012	530,300	3,500	499,214	-887
December 2011	526,800	-1,600	500,101	-1,784
November 2011	528,400	300	501,885	-17
October 2011	528,100	300	501,902	359
September 2011	527,800	3,100	501,543	1,323
August 2011	524,700	-100	500,220	821
July 2011	524,800	2,099	499,399	2,779
June 2011	522,700	-2,299	496,620	284
May 2011	525,000	-100	496,336	-2,094
April 2011	525,100	1,100	498,430	-2,504
March 2011	524,000	-200	500,934	-2,123