Lawrence, Kansas Job Growth

There were 53,100 jobs in Lawrence, Kansas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 63,788 employed persons for the month. Lawrence lost 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 123 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lawrence job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	53,100	-300	-100
CPS	63,788	-123	+530

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

Lawrence, Kansas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Lawrence as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Lawrence, Kansas

CES employment for Lawrence peaked in August 2018 at 55,900. Since then 2,800 jobs have been lost in Lawrence according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 64,097 for Lawrence in August 2018. 309 jobs have been lost in Lawrence since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lawrence, Kansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	53,100	-300	63,788	-123
September 2018	53,400	-2,500	63,911	-186
August 2018	55,900	3,000	64,097	1,195
July 2018	52,900	400	62,902	182
June 2018	52,500	-500	62,720	-377
May 2018	53,000	0	63,097	-94
April 2018	53,000	200	63,191	150
March 2018	52,800	100	63,041	22
February 2018	52,700	-200	63,019	85
January 2018	52,900	-200	62,934	-340
December 2017	53,100	0	63,274	-5
November 2017	53,100	-100	63,279	21