The Tri-Parish workforce rose by 274 people in November 2019 over the November 2018 count, according to a monthly report from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
There were 67,494 people in the workforce in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes in November 2019, up 0.4% from November 2018.
The workforce count includes both those employed and those seeking a job.
The employment statistics released Friday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission are not adjusted for season factors such as weather and holidays.
The St. Landry Parish workforce in November was 31,745, up 311 or 1% from the 31,434 in November 2018.
The Evangeline Parish workforce in November was 11,973, down 11 from the November 2018 count.
In Acadia Parish, the November workforce was 23,776, down 26 from the November 2018 workforce.
November unemployment rates were:
St. Landry Parish, 6.4% in November 2019, up from 5.5% in November 2018 and up from 6.2% from October 2019.
Acadia Parish, 5.4% in November 2019, up from 4.8% in November 2018 and 5.2% in October 2019.
Evangeline Parish, 6% in November 2019, up from 5% in November 2018 and 5.7% in October 2019.
The state’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November 2019 was 4.8%, up from 4.3% in November 2018 and 4.7% in October 2019.
The national not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November 2019 was 3.3%, down from 3.5% in November 2018 and unchanged from October 2019.
Unemployment rates for Metropolitan Statistical Areas were:
Alexandria, 5.3% in November 2019, up from 4.9% in November 2018.
Baton Rouge, 4.4% in November 2019, up from 3.8% in November 2018.
Hammond, 5.4% in November 2019, up from 4.8% in November 2018.
Houma-Thibodaux, 4.8% in November 2019, up from 4.3% in November 2018.
Lafayette, 4.8% in November 2019, up from 4.3% in November 2018.
Lake Charles, 4% in November 2019, up from 3.3% in November 2018.
Monroe, 5.6% in November 2019, up from 4.8% in November 2018.
News Orleans-Metairie, 4.4% in November 2019, up from 4.1% in November 2018.
Shreveport-Bossier, 5.3% in November 2019, up from 4.6% in November 2018.
