New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA

New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		466.4	467.3	468.0	472.7	469.6	(p)464.4
Employment(1)		446.1	448.7	446.3	448.4	447.1	(p)444.0
Unemployment(1)		20.3	18.7	21.7	24.3	22.5	(p)20.4
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.4	4.0	4.6	5.1	4.8	(p)4.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		477.2	480.3	480.6	477.7	474.3	(p)474.4
12-month % change		1.2	1.1	0.8	1.5	1.0	(p)0.3
Mining and Logging(3)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		-10.0	-5.3	-5.3	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		27.4	27.6	28.3	27.9	27.8	(p)27.2
12-month % change		15.6	15.0	14.6	12.0	-2.8	(p)-3.9
Manufacturing(3)		26.2	26.2	26.3	26.1	26.1	(p)26.2
12-month % change		-1.5	-1.9	-1.1	-2.2	-1.5	(p)-1.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		86.2	86.1	85.7	85.7	85.1	(p)85.4
12-month % change		0.1	0.6	0.1	0.2	-0.6	(p)-0.6
Information(3)		6.8	6.9	7.1	6.5	6.5	(p)6.5
12-month % change		4.6	3.0	-10.1	1.6	0.0	(p)-5.8
Financial Activities(3)		23.8	23.9	23.8	23.7	23.8	(p)23.9
12-month % change		-1.2	-0.4	-0.4	-1.7	-1.7	(p)-0.8
Professional and Business Services(3)		61.7	62.0	62.9	62.8	63.2	(p)63.0
12-month % change		-1.8	-1.7	0.5	1.5	0.6	(p)-0.6
Education and Health Services(3)		97.5	98.3	97.7	97.2	95.7	(p)97.1
12-month % change		2.1	1.7	1.1	2.5	3.9	(p)3.2
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		70.0	70.1	69.7	69.9	69.9	(p)69.5
12-month % change		0.7	0.4	-1.3	0.7	2.8	(p)1.5
Other Services(3)		20.8	20.7	20.9	20.9	20.9	(p)20.8
12-month % change		4.5	4.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	(p)3.5
Government(3)		55.0	56.7	56.4	55.1	53.4	(p)52.9
12-month % change		0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.2	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: October 24, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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