Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 178,000 jobs in Shreveport, Louisiana in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 170,360 employed persons for the month. Shreveport lost 1,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 100 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Shreveport job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	178,000	-1,000	-700
CPS	170,360	-100	-1,905

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

Shreveport, Louisiana Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Shreveport peaked in March 2008 at 181,900. Since then 3,900 jobs have been lost in Shreveport according to the employer survey. From a trough of 170,600 in August 2010, Shreveport has gained 7,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 178,934 for Shreveport in August 2008. 8,574 jobs have been lost in Shreveport since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 169,779, Shreveport has added 581 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Shreveport, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	178,000	-1,000	170,360	-100
February 2012	179,000	500	170,460	-256
January 2012	178,500	-300	170,716	-975
December 2011	178,800	700	171,691	-645
November 2011	178,100	500	172,336	-139
October 2011	177,600	-1,200	172,475	-1,167
September 2011	178,800	500	173,642	153
August 2011	178,300	800	173,489	182
July 2011	177,500	0	173,307	381
June 2011	177,500	-700	172,926	-27
May 2011	178,200	0	172,953	104
April 2011	178,200	-500	172,849	584
March 2011	178,700	-200	172,265	211