Louisiana
Louisiana
Data Series |
Back Data |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
2,008.0 |
2,017.1 |
2,019.3 |
2,008.1 |
2,012.1 |
2,009.8 |
Employment |
|
1,932.8 |
1,925.8 |
1,937.3 |
1,928.7 |
1,935.2 |
1,930.9 |
Unemployment |
|
75.2 |
91.3 |
82.0 |
79.4 |
76.9 |
78.8 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
1,939.9 |
1,940.3 |
1,942.0 |
1,943.5 |
1,948.1 |
1,948.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
Construction |
|
137.5 |
136.9 |
137.2 |
137.7 |
138.8 |
139.3 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
Manufacturing |
|
159.3 |
158.4 |
157.7 |
157.5 |
157.3 |
157.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
-1.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
383.4 |
384.5 |
383.6 |
384.5 |
386.1 |
386.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
Information |
|
26.5 |
27.0 |
26.6 |
26.7 |
26.5 |
25.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.6 |
-5.6 |
-5.0 |
-4.6 |
-5.7 |
-8.8 |
Financial Activities |
|
97.1 |
96.8 |
96.8 |
96.9 |
96.5 |
96.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
202.2 |
202.6 |
203.3 |
202.9 |
203.4 |
203.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
Education & Health Services |
|
251.2 |
251.8 |
253.4 |
252.8 |
253.9 |
254.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
199.5 |
199.2 |
199.6 |
199.5 |
199.9 |
199.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
Other Services |
|
67.9 |
68.4 |
68.5 |
69.2 |
69.4 |
69.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
Government |
|
364.0 |
363.0 |
364.1 |
364.5 |
365.0 |
365.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
13 |
6 |
5 |
22 |
23 |
10 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,640 |
411 |
396 |
3,101 |
1,767 |
1,645 |
Data extracted on:
September 12, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
Louisiana includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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