Alexandria, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 61,200 jobs in Alexandria, Louisiana in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 59,826 employed persons for the month. Alexandria lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 26 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Alexandria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,200	-100	-900
CPS	59,826	-26	-2,728

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

Alexandria, Louisiana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Alexandria 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 Alexandria, Louisiana

CES employment for Alexandria peaked in February 2008 at 67,600. Since then 6,400 jobs have been lost in Alexandria according to the employer survey. From a trough of 61,100 in September 2018, Alexandria has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 68,450 for Alexandria in February 2008. 8,624 jobs have been lost in Alexandria since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alexandria, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	61,200	-100	59,826	-26
January 2019	61,300	100	59,852	-625
December 2018	61,200	100	60,477	109
November 2018	61,100	-300	60,368	-17
October 2018	61,400	300	60,385	48
September 2018	61,100	-300	60,337	-385
August 2018	61,400	0	60,722	-276
July 2018	61,400	-200	60,998	-12
June 2018	61,600	-100	61,010	-387
May 2018	61,700	-100	61,397	-394
April 2018	61,800	-200	61,791	-473
March 2018	62,000	-100	62,264	-290