New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 484,600 jobs in New Orleans, Louisiana in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 481,117 employed persons for the month. New Orleans added 6,900 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 36,112 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Orleans job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	484,600	+6,900	-98,900
CPS	481,117	+36,112	-87,435

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

New Orleans, Louisiana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for New Orleans 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 New Orleans, Louisiana

CES employment for New Orleans peaked in March 2001 at 635,000. Since then 150,400 jobs have been lost in New Orleans according to the employer survey. From a trough of 435,500 in October 2005, New Orleans has gained 49,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 606,547 for New Orleans in April 2000. 125,430 jobs have been lost in New Orleans since then according to the household survey. From a October 2005 low of 434,072, New Orleans has added 47,045 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Orleans, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	484,600	6,900	481,117	36,112
April 2020	477,700	-93,000	445,005	-117,019
March 2020	570,700	-17,200	562,024	-10,092
February 2020	587,900	700	572,116	1,089
January 2020	587,200	3,100	571,027	574
December 2019	584,100	-1,100	570,453	155
November 2019	585,200	2,200	570,298	235
October 2019	583,000	-1,900	570,063	252
September 2019	584,900	1,300	569,811	277
August 2019	583,600	1,400	569,534	334
July 2019	582,200	100	569,200	319
June 2019	582,100	-1,400	568,881	329