Laredo, Texas Job Growth

There were 95,100 jobs in Laredo, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 95,485 employed persons for the month. Laredo lost 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 776 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Laredo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	95,100	-400	+5,200
CPS	95,485	+776	+8,338

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

Laredo, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Laredo 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 Laredo, Texas

CES employment for Laredo peaked in February 2012 at 95,500. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Laredo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Laredo is at a new high of 95,485.

Employment: CES, CPS

Laredo, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	95,100	-400	95,485	776
February 2012	95,500	200	94,709	1,274
January 2012	95,300	900	93,435	1,661
December 2011	94,400	200	91,774	649
November 2011	94,200	600	91,125	887
October 2011	93,600	700	90,238	804
September 2011	92,900	1,600	89,434	566
August 2011	91,300	-600	88,868	50
July 2011	91,900	700	88,818	647
June 2011	91,200	500	88,171	538
May 2011	90,700	200	87,633	489
April 2011	90,500	600	87,144	-3
March 2011	89,900	-100	87,147	-125