Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 85,300 jobs in Houma, Louisiana in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 82,834 employed persons for the month. Houma lost 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 72 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Houma job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	85,300	-200	-300
CPS	82,834	-72	-1,502

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 102,700. Since then 17,400 jobs have been lost in Houma according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 103,587 for Houma in November 2008. 20,753 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
October 2018	85,300	-200	82,834	-72
September 2018	85,500	0	82,906	-508
August 2018	85,500	-100	83,414	-566
July 2018	85,600	-300	83,980	46
June 2018	85,900	-200	83,934	-886
May 2018	86,100	-300	84,820	-597
April 2018	86,400	0	85,417	-546
March 2018	86,400	-100	85,963	-427
February 2018	86,500	300	86,390	870
January 2018	86,200	700	85,520	1,240
December 2017	85,500	0	84,280	-69
November 2017	85,500	-100	84,349	13