New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 586,800 jobs in New Orleans, Louisiana in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 574,665 employed persons for the month. New Orleans added 2,300 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 505 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Orleans job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	586,800	+2,300	+9,600
CPS	574,665	+505	+7,729

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 48,200 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 151,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 606,547 for New Orleans in April 2000. 31,882 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 140,593 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
August 2019	586,800	2,300	574,665	505
July 2019	584,500	-400	574,160	652
June 2019	584,900	1,400	573,508	1,526
May 2019	583,500	-300	571,982	655
April 2019	583,800	400	571,327	1,145
March 2019	583,400	1,400	570,182	1,206
February 2019	582,000	-3,700	568,976	477
January 2019	585,700	4,000	568,499	1,007
December 2018	581,700	400	567,492	-7
November 2018	581,300	-900	567,499	52
October 2018	582,200	2,200	567,447	228
September 2018	580,000	2,800	567,219	283