Lawrence, Kansas Job Growth

There were 52,800 jobs in Lawrence, Kansas in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 63,025 employed persons for the month. Lawrence lost 0 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 67 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lawrence job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	52,800	0	+100
CPS	63,025	-67	+184

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 56,800. Since then 4,000 jobs have been lost in Lawrence according to the employer survey. From a trough of 52,600 in January 2019, Lawrence has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 63,355 for Lawrence in January 2019. 330 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
April 2019	52,800	0	63,025	-67
March 2019	52,800	-100	63,092	-138
February 2019	52,900	300	63,230	-125
January 2019	52,600	-200	63,355	79
December 2018	52,800	-200	63,276	-37
November 2018	53,000	-100	63,313	-6
October 2018	53,100	200	63,319	113
September 2018	52,900	-3,900	63,206	187
August 2018	56,800	3,700	63,019	150
July 2018	53,100	1,200	62,869	77
June 2018	51,900	-600	62,792	1
May 2018	52,500	-200	62,791	-50