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Louisiana Job Growth

There were 1,958,900 jobs in Louisiana in April 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,036,978 employed persons for the month. Louisiana added 8,200 jobs in April 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 6,428 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Louisiana job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,958,900 +8,200 +48,400
CPS 2,036,978 +6,428 +16,334

Louisiana Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Louisiana 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 in Louisiana

CES employment peaked in December 2014 for Louisiana at 2,007,200. Since then 48,300 jobs have been lost in Louisiana according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,708,600 in April 2020, Louisiana has gained 250,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Louisiana for April 2023 is at a new high of 2,036,978.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2023

Louisiana Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
April 2023 1,958,900 8,200 2,036,978 6,428
March 2023 1,950,700 5,200 2,030,550 8,788
February 2023 1,945,500 1,900 2,021,762 6,342
January 2023 1,943,600 7,000 2,015,420 5,409
December 2022 1,936,600 2,200 2,010,011 1,679
November 2022 1,934,400 5,000 2,008,332 1,968
October 2022 1,929,400 -3,500 2,006,364 680
September 2022 1,932,900 2,500 2,005,684 -1,275
August 2022 1,930,400 3,700 2,006,959 -3,718
July 2022 1,926,700 15,500 2,010,677 -4,748
June 2022 1,911,200 -3,300 2,015,425 -3,807
May 2022 1,914,500 4,000 2,019,232 -1,412

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