New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Economy at a Glance

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA

Data Series	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008	May 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	510.3 ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	505.0 ⁽⁵⁾	502.6 ⁽⁵⁾	508.0 ⁽⁵⁾	526.1 ^(P) ⁽⁵⁾
Employment ⁽¹⁾	493.2 ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	484.4 ⁽⁵⁾	486.9 ⁽⁵⁾	488.6 ⁽⁵⁾	510.2 ^(P) ⁽⁵⁾
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	17.1 ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	20.7 ⁽⁵⁾	15.6 ⁽⁵⁾	19.5 ⁽⁵⁾	15.9 ^(P) ⁽⁵⁾
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	3.3 ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	4.1 ⁽⁵⁾	3.1 ⁽⁵⁾	3.8 ⁽⁵⁾	3.0 ^(P) ⁽⁵⁾
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	525.4	519.0	521.1	524.7	526.9	525.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	3.5	3.0	2.5	1.8	2.2	1.5 ^(P)
Natural Resources and Mining ⁽³⁾	8.6	8.4	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.7 ^(P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining	3.6	7.7	6.3	6.2	6.1	3.6 ^(P)
Construction ⁽³⁾	34.1	33.6	33.8	34.1	34.1	34.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Construction	5.6	6.3	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.5 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	36.9	36.4	36.5	36.4	36.2	36.4 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	1.7	2.0	1.7	1.7	1.4	0.6 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	109.2	107.3	107.2	109.0	108.6	108.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	-0.8	-0.3	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.3 ^(P)
Information ⁽³⁾	7.2	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	-4.0	-5.4	-14.6	-29.7	-25.3	-23.7 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽³⁾	27.4	27.4	27.5	27.3	27.1	27.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.4	-1.1 ^(P)
Professional and Business Services ⁽³⁾	68.2	67.1	67.4	67.8	68.7	68.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	1.2	-0.3	-1.5	-1.7	0.3	-0.6 ^(P)
Education and Health Services ⁽³⁾	64.6	64.1	65.1	65.2	65.6	63.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	7.7	4.2	4.7	3.8	4.0	3.4 ^(P)
Leisure and Hospitality ⁽³⁾	67.7	67.3	67.4	68.2	69.3	69.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	5.6	6.0	5.3	4.3	5.8	4.5 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽³⁾	19.6	19.2	19.2	19.3	19.5	19.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	17.4	8.5	6.1	5.5	1.0	0.5 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	81.9	81.2	81.5	81.7	82.0	81.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	5.0	6.4	5.3	4.6	4.5	3.5 ^(P)

Footnotes:

^(P) Preliminary
⁽¹⁾ Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽²⁾ In percent, not seasonally adjusted
⁽³⁾ Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁴⁾ Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
⁽⁵⁾ Estimates are not model-based as of Sept. 2005 and are published with the other metropolitan areas.

Data extracted on: July 3, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

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