Monroe, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 78,500 jobs in Monroe, Louisiana in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,663 employed persons for the month. Monroe lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 18 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Monroe job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	78,500	-100	+400
CPS	75,663	+18	-2,349

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 2,900 jobs have been lost in Monroe according to the employer survey. From a trough of 75,400 in November 2010, Monroe has gained 3,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 80,395 for Monroe in October 2005. 4,732 jobs have been lost in Monroe since then according to the household survey. From a December 2011 low of 72,250, Monroe has added 3,413 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Monroe, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	78,500	-100	75,663	18
January 2019	78,600	0	75,645	-365
December 2018	78,600	300	76,010	187
November 2018	78,300	0	75,823	267
October 2018	78,300	0	75,556	233
September 2018	78,300	-100	75,323	-469
August 2018	78,400	0	75,792	-373
July 2018	78,400	0	76,165	-34
June 2018	78,400	0	76,199	-472
May 2018	78,400	100	76,671	-580
April 2018	78,300	-200	77,251	-565
March 2018	78,500	400	77,816	-196