Laredo, Texas Job Growth

There were 92,800 jobs in Laredo, Texas in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 89,455 employed persons for the month. Laredo lost 15,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 21,651 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Laredo job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	92,800	-15,500	-15,000
CPS	89,455	-21,651	-24,598

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 February 2020 at 108,900. Since then 16,100 jobs have been lost in Laredo according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 114,817 for Laredo in February 2020. 25,362 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
April 2020	92,800	-15,500	89,455	-21,651
March 2020	108,300	-600	111,106	-3,711
February 2020	108,900	300	114,817	189
January 2020	108,600	600	114,628	56
December 2019	108,000	0	114,572	-22
November 2019	108,000	-400	114,594	-22
October 2019	108,400	300	114,616	4
September 2019	108,100	200	114,612	34
August 2019	107,900	100	114,578	80
July 2019	107,800	100	114,498	115
June 2019	107,700	-300	114,383	153
May 2019	108,000	200	114,230	177