Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 79,800 jobs in Houma, Louisiana in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 72,680 employed persons for the month. Houma lost 6,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 10,586 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Houma job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	79,800	-6,000	-7,600
CPS	72,680	-10,586	-11,392

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 22,700 jobs have been lost in Houma according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 103,179 for Houma in October 2008. 30,499 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
April 2020	79,800	-6,000	72,680	-10,586
March 2020	85,800	-1,500	83,266	-1,367
February 2020	87,300	-300	84,633	143
January 2020	87,600	100	84,490	62
December 2019	87,500	-200	84,428	-71
November 2019	87,700	0	84,499	-54
October 2019	87,700	-400	84,553	-1
September 2019	88,100	0	84,554	66
August 2019	88,100	500	84,488	110
July 2019	87,600	200	84,378	121
June 2019	87,400	0	84,257	112
May 2019	87,400	0	84,145	73