Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 84,000 jobs in Houma, Louisiana in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 82,001 employed persons for the month. Houma lost 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 241 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Houma job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	84,000	-100	-2,900
CPS	82,001	-241	-1,999

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

Houma, Louisiana Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Houma peaked in October 2014 at 102,500. Since then 18,500 jobs have been lost in Houma according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 103,179 for Houma in October 2008. 21,178 jobs have been lost in Houma since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Houma, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	84,000	-100	82,001	-241
June 2019	84,100	-300	82,242	-177
May 2019	84,400	-200	82,419	-136
April 2019	84,600	-500	82,555	-111
March 2019	85,100	200	82,666	-14
February 2019	84,900	-300	82,680	-110
January 2019	85,200	100	82,790	-233
December 2018	85,100	-300	83,023	36
November 2018	85,400	-300	82,987	-44
October 2018	85,700	-900	83,031	-252
September 2018	86,600	-100	83,283	-337
August 2018	86,700	-200	83,620	-380