Alexandria, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 62,200 jobs in Alexandria, Louisiana in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 61,803 employed persons for the month. Alexandria lost 0 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 461 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Alexandria job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	62,200	0	+300
CPS	61,803	-461	+1,340

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 5,400 jobs have been lost in Alexandria according to the employer survey. From a trough of 61,700 in June 2017, Alexandria has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 68,450 for Alexandria in February 2008. 6,647 jobs have been lost in Alexandria since then according to the household survey. From a February 2017 low of 60,368, Alexandria has added 1,435 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Alexandria, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	62,200	0	61,803	-461
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
October 2017	62,400	300	61,480	186
September 2017	62,100	100	61,294	292
August 2017	62,000	0	61,002	241
July 2017	62,000	300	60,761	211
June 2017	61,700	-100	60,550	107
May 2017	61,800	-100	60,443	-20