Laredo, Texas Job Growth

There were 106,900 jobs in Laredo, Texas in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 113,606 employed persons for the month. Laredo lost 100 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 36 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Laredo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	106,900	-100	+800
CPS	113,606	-36	+1,189

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 peaked in June 2019 at 107,000. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Laredo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 113,642 for Laredo in June 2019. 36 jobs have been lost in Laredo since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Laredo, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	106,900	-100	113,606	-36
June 2019	107,000	200	113,642	139
May 2019	106,800	500	113,503	78
April 2019	106,300	-100	113,425	149
March 2019	106,400	500	113,276	248
February 2019	105,900	-200	113,028	296
January 2019	106,100	500	112,732	184
December 2018	105,600	500	112,548	-7
November 2018	105,100	-200	112,555	-1
October 2018	105,300	300	112,556	16
September 2018	105,000	-1,000	112,540	47
August 2018	106,000	-100	112,493	76