Laredo, Texas Job Growth

There were 104,900 jobs in Laredo, Texas in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 111,841 employed persons for the month. Laredo added 100 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 209 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Laredo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	104,900	+100	+1,800
CPS	111,841	+209	+2,232

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

Laredo, Texas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Laredo 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 Laredo, Texas

CES employment for Laredo in April 2018 is at a new high of 104,900.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Laredo is at a new high of 111,841.

Employment: CES, CPS

Laredo, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	104,900	100	111,841	209
March 2018	104,800	100	111,632	98
February 2018	104,700	400	111,534	1,031
January 2018	104,300	500	110,503	370
December 2017	103,800	0	110,133	53
November 2017	103,800	-100	110,080	-187
October 2017	103,900	-200	110,267	-314
September 2017	104,100	-100	110,581	-13
August 2017	104,200	500	110,594	162
July 2017	103,700	-100	110,432	305
June 2017	103,800	400	110,127	384
May 2017	103,400	300	109,743	134