Louisiana
Louisiana
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
2,019.3 |
2,008.1 |
2,012.1 |
2,010.2 |
2,048.9 |
2,053.2 |
Employment |
|
1,937.3 |
1,928.7 |
1,935.2 |
1,930.8 |
1,952.7 |
1,947.1 |
Unemployment |
|
82.0 |
79.4 |
76.9 |
79.4 |
96.2 |
106.1 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
1,942.0 |
1,943.5 |
1,948.1 |
1,946.9 |
1,956.8 |
1,939.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
Construction |
|
137.2 |
137.7 |
138.8 |
139.2 |
139.2 |
137.6 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
Manufacturing |
|
157.7 |
157.5 |
157.3 |
156.8 |
157.0 |
156.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
-1.3 |
-1.1 |
-1.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
383.6 |
384.5 |
386.1 |
385.5 |
386.5 |
385.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
Information |
|
26.6 |
26.7 |
26.5 |
25.8 |
26.5 |
26.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.0 |
-4.6 |
-5.7 |
-8.8 |
-5.4 |
-2.6 |
Financial Activities |
|
96.8 |
96.9 |
96.5 |
96.6 |
96.5 |
96.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
203.3 |
202.9 |
203.4 |
203.5 |
204.1 |
202.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
-0.2 |
Education & Health Services |
|
253.4 |
252.8 |
253.9 |
253.6 |
255.3 |
253.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
199.6 |
199.5 |
199.9 |
199.1 |
199.5 |
196.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
Other Services |
|
68.5 |
69.2 |
69.4 |
69.1 |
69.7 |
69.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
Government |
|
364.1 |
364.5 |
365.0 |
366.1 |
370.5 |
363.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
5 |
22 |
23 |
10 |
10 |
163 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
396 |
3,101 |
1,767 |
1,645 |
851 |
14,929 |
Data extracted on:
October 31, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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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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