New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 580,500 jobs in New Orleans, Louisiana in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 580,286 employed persons for the month. New Orleans added 2,900 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 448 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Orleans job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	580,500	+2,900	+3,400
CPS	580,286	-448	+14,171

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 54,500 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 145,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 606,610 for New Orleans in April 2000. 26,324 jobs have been lost in New Orleans since then according to the household survey. From a October 2005 low of 433,978, New Orleans has added 146,308 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
April 2018	580,500	2,900	580,286	-448
March 2018	577,600	900	580,734	-435
February 2018	576,700	500	581,169	1,650
January 2018	576,200	1,800	579,519	6,050
December 2017	574,400	2,500	573,469	1,031
November 2017	571,900	-2,000	572,438	708
October 2017	573,900	1,200	571,730	992
September 2017	572,700	-1,000	570,738	1,790
August 2017	573,700	200	568,948	1,361
July 2017	573,500	-2,900	567,587	673
June 2017	576,400	-300	566,914	478
May 2017	576,700	-400	566,436	321