Hurricane Katrina Evacuees, March 2006In March 2006, evacuees identified in Current Population Survey households represented about 1.0 million persons 16 and over. About 53.6 percent of the group was in the labor force and about 44.8 percent were employed. About 561,000 (55 percent) of the evacuees identified in the survey were again living in their pre-Katrina residences; the unemployment rate for that group was 5.3 percent, compared to 34.7 percent for those who were living elsewhere. See table below.
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