Jobless rates remain above a year ago

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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.
The report’s job statistics are not seasonally adjusted, which means they do not take into account factors such as weather and holidays.
November Tri-Parish unemployment rates are:
— St. Landry Parish, 8.8%, up from 6.5% a year ago and down from 9.9% in October.
Evangeline Parish, 7.5%, up from 6.1% a year ago and down from 8.6% in October.
Acadia Parish, 7%, up from 5.5% a year ago and down from 7.9% in October.
The Tri-Parish workforce in November decreased 4% from a year ago. The workforce totaled 64,880, in November, down 2,755 from a November 2019.
The workforce count includes those working and looking for a job.
The November workforce in St. Landry Parish was 29,556, down 7.6% or 2,421 people from a November 2019.
In Evangeline Parish, the November workforce was 11,663, down 179 people or 1.5% from November 2019.
In Acadia Parish, the November workforce as 23,661, down 152 people or 0.6% from the November 2019 workforce.
In the state, not seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment increased by 23,900 jobs from 1,884,500 in October to 1,908,400 jobs in November. When compared to November 2019, not seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment decreased by 97,900 jobs.
Since October, not seasonally adjusted private sector employment increased by 23,700 jobs from 1,556,400 to 1,580,100 in November. When compared to November 2019, not seasonally adjusted private sector employment decreased by 87,600 jobs.
Louisiana’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November is 8.1%, a decrease of 1.1 percentage points from October’s revised not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 9.2%. The November 2019 unemployment rate was 5%.
Since October, the number of not seasonally adjusted employed individuals increased by 4,040 from 1,921,088 to 1,925,128 in November. When compared to November 2019, the number of not seasonally adjusted employed individuals decreased by 79,783.
Since October, the number of not seasonally adjusted unemployed individuals decreased by 26,382 from 195,730 to 169,348 in November. When compared to November 2019, the number of not seasonally adjusted unemployed individuals increased by 64,632.
Not seasonally adjusted November unemployment rates for Louisiana’s nine Metropolitan Statistical Areas are as follows:
— Alexandria: 5.9 percent, down from 6.7 percent in October, but up from 5.3 percent in November 2019.
— Baton Rouge: 7.1%, down from 8% in October, but up from 4.5% in November 2019.
— Hammond: 9.3%, down from 10.5% in October, but up from 5.5% in November 2019.
— Houma: 6.7%, down from 7.8% in October, but up from 4.6% in November 2019.
— Lafayette: 7.2%, down from 8.2% in October, but up from 4.9% in November 2019.
— Lake Charles: 9.4%, down from 11.7% in October, but up from 4.3% in November 2019.
— Monroe: 6.7%, down from 7.7% in October, but up from 5.6% in November 2019.
— New Orleans: 9.8%, down from 11.2% in October, but up from 4.6% in November 2019.
— Shreveport: 7.8%, down from 8.9% in October, but up from 5.4% in November 2019.