Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita

Recent Publications

• "The effects of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans economy" -- from the June 2007 Monthly Labor Review
• "Recovery After Hurricane Katrina: Employment in the Gulf Coast Area," Issues in Labor Statistics, May 2007 (PDF)

Hurricane Katrina -- a special issue of the Monthly Labor Review (August 2006):

• "The labor market impact of Hurricane Katrina: an overview"
• "Worker mobility before and after Hurricane Katrina"
• "Hurricane Katrina’s effects on industry employment and wages"
• "The Current Population Survey response to Hurricane Katrina"
• "The effect of Hurricane Katrina on employment and unemployment"
• "Conducting the Mass Layoff Statistics program: response and findings"
• "Hurricane damage to the ocean economy in the U.S. gulf region in 2005"

Post-Hurricane Data

• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment: January 2008
• Regional and State Employment and Unemployment: January 2008
• County Employment and Wages: Second Quarter 2007
• The Employment Situation: October 2006 (TXT) (PDF) -- contains final update of data on Hurricane Katrina evacuees
• Employment Status Information on Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
• Labor Market Statistics for Areas Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: September and October 2005 -- includes county data

Effects of Hurricane Katrina on BLS Employment and Unemployment Data Collection and Estimation

• Effects of Katrina on methodology:
• Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
• Mass Layoff Statistics
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• Current Employment Statistics Survey
• Current Population Survey
• Overview: Hurricane Katrina and Employment Situation Report -- a short, non-technical summary

Labor Market Statistics Prior to Disaster for Areas Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

• Establishments, employment, and total wages, annual average data (2004)
• Labor force and unemployment, August 2005
• Business establishments in the paths of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
• Links to additional labor market data
• Affected area definitions

Last Modified Date: March 21, 2008