Alexandria, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 62,300 jobs in Alexandria, Louisiana in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 60,398 employed persons for the month. Alexandria added 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 61 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Alexandria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,300	+100	-100
CPS	60,398	+61	-1,082

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 5,300 jobs have been lost in Alexandria according to the employer survey. From a trough of 61,700 in June 2017, Alexandria has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 68,450 for Alexandria in February 2008. 8,052 jobs have been lost in Alexandria since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 60,337, Alexandria has added 61 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alexandria, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	62,300	100	60,398	61
September 2018	62,200	-100	60,337	-385
August 2018	62,300	100	60,722	-276
July 2018	62,200	100	60,998	-12
June 2018	62,100	-100	61,010	-387
May 2018	62,200	0	61,397	-394
April 2018	62,200	0	61,791	-473
March 2018	62,200	0	62,264	-290
February 2018	62,200	0	62,554	305
January 2018	62,200	100	62,249	690
December 2017	62,100	0	61,559	28
November 2017	62,100	-300	61,531	51