Unemployment

La. jobless rate at 13.3%

Preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows that Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 13.3 percent; down approximately 1.8 percentage points from April 2020’s revised rate of 15.1 percent.

Parish jobless rate was 13.2% in April

Louisiana’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 14.5% for April, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Louisiana’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased 8.

Number of new Louisiana unemployment claims keeps rising

(April 2) – New unemployment claims in Louisiana spiked again last week, as many businesses statewide keep their doors closed or limit operations in hopes of slowing the spread of the new coronavirus. A total of 97,830 new unemployment claims were filed in Louisiana last week, according to the U.S.

Job stats best of the year?

Recently released employment numbers may be the best for the year given COVID-19 layoffs and the downturn in the oil and gas industry. In releasing the job numbers Friday, the Louisiana Workforce Commission stated the February not seasonal employment data did not reflect any COVID-19 impacts.

October Tri-Parish workforce rises by 203 over October 2018

The Tri-Parish workforce rose by 203 in October compared to October 2018, according to a monthly report from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics released Monday. The workforce for St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes in October totaled 67,788, up 0.3% from October 2018.

Louisiana’s unemployment rate drops to 4.3%in July

Preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.7 percentage points from 5% in July 2018 to 4.3% in July.

Tri-Parish workforce declines slightly

The Tri-Parish workforce declined by 0.5 percent in June compared to June 18, according to not seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The June workforce was 69,273, down 383 from the count a year ago. The workforce count includes both those employed and seeking a job.

Tri-Parish jobless rates up

The Tri-Parish workforce numbered 66,652 people in December, down 1,106 or 1.6 percent from the December 2017 count, according to not seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The workforce includes those people employed and those looking for jobs in the state count.

Tri-Parish job situation remains down

Tri-Parish unemployment rates are up from a year ago and the workforce remains below the 2017 number in November, according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. There were 67,171 people in the workforce in November, down 1.

Tri-Parish workforce count is below a year ago

The Tri-Parish workforce in September declined by 2 percent — 1,287 people — from a year ago, according to Bureau of Labor and Statistics data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The workforce includes those people employed and looking for jobs. In September, the workforce in St.