Jobs

Tri-Parish jobless rates down from a year ago
Staff Report
Tri-Parish unemployment rates are down from August 2018 and the workforce is nearly unchanged over the year, according to not seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
The workforce in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline totaled 67,896, down 139 from the August 2018 workforce numbering 68,035.
The workforce count includes both those employed and those seeking a job.

The Tri-Parish workforce shed 712 people in the workforce in July compared to July 2018, according to not seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics released Friday.
St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes’ workforce totaled 68,687 in July, down from 69,399 in July 2018.
The workforce count includes both those employed and seeking a job.
The Evangeline Parish workforce dropped by 2% in July compared to a year ago. The July workforce was 11,915, down 245 from July 2018.

Preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.7 percentage points from 5% in July 2018 to 4.3% in July. This is the fourth consecutive month that Louisiana has maintained full employment for its residents.