Jobs

Tri-Parish job picture brightens

The Tri-Parish employment pictured brightened in March with jobless rates declining, according to federal data released Friday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The unemployment numbers are not adjusted for seasonal factors.

Unemployment rate and civilian labor force improve

The state’s unemployment rate for March decreased to 5.7 percent. March is the 4th consecutive month with a decline in the unemployment rate. The last time the unemployment rate increased was January of 2016.

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.

Tri-Parish work force declines from a year ago

There were 2,936 fewer people in the Tri-Parish work force in January compared to January 2016, according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

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.

State’s private sector grows in December as unemployment falls

Louisiana added 2,600 private-sector jobs in December while the state’s unemployment rate declined from 6.2 percent to 6.1 percent over the month, according to seasonally-adjusted data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to a news release from the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

Jobless rates drop

Tri-Parish unemployment rates in November declined from October rates, but remained mostly unchanged from a year ago.

Jobless rates drop from September to October

The unemployment rate in Louisiana dropped to 5.9 percent in October, down from 6.7 percent in September, according to not-seasonally-adjusted data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.