Employment

State jobless rate at 7.6%

Preliminary data for January released Monday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows that Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from December 2020 by 0.3 percentage points to 7.6%. This is the lowest rate for the state since the pre-pandemic March 2020 rate of 5.3%.

Tri-Parish workforce little changed from 2019

The Tri-Parish workforce in December 2020 was little changed from December 2019. The Tri-Parish workforce, which includes those working and job seekers in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes, totaled 67,284 in December. That’s 15 people below the count in December 2019.

Jobless rates remain above a year ago

Tri-Parish unemployment rates as well as the state rate remain above those of a year ago. The state unemployment rate in November was 8.1%, up from 5% a year ago, but down from 9.2% in October.

Tri-Parish, state jobless rates increase

Tri-Parish unemployment rates rose in October compared to those in September and a year ago, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The report also shows the Tri-Parish workforce is relatively unchanged from a year ago in October.

Tri-Parish job situation remains down

Tri-Parish unemployment rates are up from a year ago and the workforce remains below the 2017 number in November, according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. There were 67,171 people in the workforce in November, down 1.

Jobless rate improves from a year ago

June unemployment rates in the Tri-Parish area improved from a year ago, but the workforce has yet to catch up to the 2016 numbers, according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The combined workforce for St.

Lafayette area job fair to host more than 80 employers

The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC)’s Region IV Business & Career Solutions Center will participate in the Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) Job Fair on Tuesday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cajundome Convention Center.

Jobless rates, work force down

Tri-Parish unemployment rates are down in February compared to a year ago, but the work force is also down, according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The work force in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes dropped 1,846 people or 2.

Tri-Parish jobs end year on down note

The Tri-Parish job picture ended on a down note at the end of year, according to not-seasonally-adjusted data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday. Unemployment rates were up in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes in December compared to December 2015.

Jobless rates drop

Tri-Parish unemployment rates in November declined from October rates, but remained mostly unchanged from a year ago. The number of people working in St.