Monroe, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 79,000 jobs in Monroe, Louisiana in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,580 employed persons for the month. Monroe added 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 257 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Monroe job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	79,000	+400	+600
CPS	75,580	+257	-835

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

Monroe, Louisiana Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Monroe peaked in February 2003 at 81,400. Since then 2,400 jobs have been lost in Monroe according to the employer survey. From a trough of 75,400 in December 2010, Monroe has gained 3,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 80,395 for Monroe in October 2005. 4,815 jobs have been lost in Monroe since then according to the household survey. From a December 2011 low of 72,250, Monroe has added 3,330 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Monroe, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	79,000	400	75,580	257
September 2018	78,600	-200	75,323	-469
August 2018	78,800	0	75,792	-373
July 2018	78,800	200	76,165	-34
June 2018	78,600	-100	76,199	-472
May 2018	78,700	100	76,671	-580
April 2018	78,600	-300	77,251	-565
March 2018	78,900	300	77,816	-196
February 2018	78,600	100	78,012	460
January 2018	78,500	0	77,552	863
December 2017	78,500	100	76,689	81
November 2017	78,400	0	76,608	193