Laredo, Texas Job Growth

There were 92,300 jobs in Laredo, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 91,774 employed persons for the month. Laredo lost 300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 649 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Laredo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	92,300	-300	+4,300
CPS	91,774	+649	+4,312

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 November 2011 at 92,600. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Laredo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Laredo is at a new high of 91,774.

Employment: CES, CPS

Laredo, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	92,300	-300	91,774	649
November 2011	92,600	700	91,125	887
October 2011	91,900	600	90,238	804
September 2011	91,300	1,700	89,434	566
August 2011	89,600	-1,200	88,868	50
July 2011	90,800	1,200	88,818	647
June 2011	89,600	800	88,171	538
May 2011	88,800	1,200	87,633	489
April 2011	87,600	600	87,144	-3
March 2011	87,000	-1,200	87,147	-125
February 2011	88,200	200	87,272	-17
January 2011	88,000	0	87,289	-173
December 2010	88,000	0	87,462	-81