New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 581,500 jobs in New Orleans, Louisiana in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 569,134 employed persons for the month. New Orleans lost 4,200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 3,662 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Orleans job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	581,500	-4,200	+8,100
CPS	569,134	-3,662	-12,035

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 53,500 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 146,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 606,610 for New Orleans in April 2000. 37,476 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 135,156 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
February 2019	581,500	-4,200	569,134	-3,662
January 2019	585,700	4,000	572,796	-3,060
December 2018	581,700	400	575,856	1,959
November 2018	581,300	-900	573,897	490
October 2018	582,200	2,200	573,407	2,378
September 2018	580,000	2,800	571,029	-3,065
August 2018	577,200	400	574,094	-3,477
July 2018	576,800	500	577,571	1,569
June 2018	576,300	1,200	576,002	-2,729
May 2018	575,100	-800	578,731	-1,731
April 2018	575,900	200	580,462	-272
March 2018	575,700	2,300	580,734	-435