Department of Numbers

New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 563,200 jobs in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 576,968 employed persons for the month. New Orleans added 800 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 567 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Orleans job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 563,200 +800 +13,800
CPS 576,968 +567 +18,146

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 71,800 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 127,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 604,042 for New Orleans in April 2000. 27,074 jobs have been lost in New Orleans since then according to the household survey. From a October 2005 low of 442,395, New Orleans has added 134,573 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

New Orleans, Louisiana Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 563,200 800 576,968 567
December 2022 562,400 2,400 576,401 1,546
November 2022 560,000 -1,400 574,855 1,738
October 2022 561,400 3,700 573,117 1,180
September 2022 557,700 -100 571,937 2,279
August 2022 557,800 -1,700 569,658 1,015
July 2022 559,500 5,000 568,643 1,630
June 2022 554,500 1,100 567,013 427
May 2022 553,400 1,200 566,586 790
April 2022 552,200 -400 565,796 1,246
March 2022 552,600 -1,500 564,550 2,658
February 2022 554,100 4,700 561,892 3,070