Unemployment

State’s jobless rate is 7.6%, unchanged

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February of 7.6% remained unchanged from January and is the lowest rate since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

State jobless rate at 7.6%

Preliminary data for January released Monday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows that Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from December 2020 by 0.3 percentage points to 7.6%. This is the lowest rate for the state since the pre-pandemic March 2020 rate of 5.3%.

Tri-Parish workforce little changed from 2019

The Tri-Parish workforce in December 2020 was little changed from December 2019. The Tri-Parish workforce, which includes those working and job seekers in St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes, totaled 67,284 in December. That’s 15 people below the count in December 2019.

Jobless rates remain above a year ago

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.

Tri-Parish, state jobless rates increase

Tri-Parish unemployment rates rose in October compared to those in September and a year ago, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The report also shows the Tri-Parish workforce is relatively unchanged from a year ago in October.

Tri-Parish job situation improves

The Tri-Parish employment situation improved in August with jobless rates declining and the workforce growing every so slightly, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The Tri-Parish total workforce in August was 68,452, up 395 or 0.

Tri-Parish job numbers remain depressed in July

The Tri-Parish unemployment numbers for July remained below those of a year ago as the coronavirus impact lingers. The total workforce in July was 64,100, down 13% from the July 2019 workforce of 68,722. St. Landry Parish’s July workforce was 29,333, down 10% from the July 2019 workforce of 32,672.

Tri-Parish workforce shrinks 4.9% from a year ago

The Tri-Parish workforce in June was down 4.9% compared to a year ago even as coronavirus-battered unemployment numbers improved from May. The total workforce in June was 65,577, down 3,346 from the June 2019 workforce, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

State’s jobless rate decreases to 9.7% in June

Preliminary data for June 2020 released Friday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows that Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 9.7%; down 4.5 percentage points from May 2020’s revised seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 14.2%.

Jobless rates more than double from last year

Tri-Parish unemployment rates more than doubled in May compared to those of a year ago, showing the affect of the coronavirus on the job scene, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. St. Landry Parish’s jobless rate in May was 12.8%, up from 5.