Jobs

By Harlan Kirgan
Editor
Tri-Parish unemployment rates are down from a year ago, but the workforce is slightly down compared the May 2017 numbers, according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics information on not seasonally adjusted employment rates released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
There were 68,787 people working or seeking jobs in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes in May, down 0.3 percent from May 2017.
The workforce number includes people working and those looking for a job.

The Tri-Parish workforce declined by 133 people to 68,743 in April compared to April 2017, according to statistics released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission and compiled by the federal Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
There were 3,558 people looking for jobs in April in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes. In April 2017, there were 4,222 people in the job market — a 16 percent change.
St. Landry Parish’s workforce in April was 31,965, which is a 181 person decrease from the April 2017 workforce of 32,146.

The Tri-Parish workforce nearly matched that of a year ago as unemployment rates declined in the latest report from the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
There were 68,332 people either working or searching for jobs in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes in February, which was 95 short of the February 2017 workforce.
The workforce includes a count of those employed and seeking employment.
For much of 2017, the Tri-Parish workforce lagged behind the previous year.