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Hurricane Katrina Evacuees, December 2005

In December, evacuees identified in CPS-sampled households represented about 1.1 million persons aged 16 and over who had evacuated from where they were living in August due to Hurricane Katrina. Just over half of these persons had returned to the home from which they had evacuated. Of the 1.1 million evacuees, about 58 percent were in the labor force in December and their unemployment rate was 12.4 percent. See table below.

[Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted]

Employment status in December 2005 of persons 16 years and over who evacuated from their August residence, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina 1/
Employment status in December 2005	Total	Residence in December
Employment status in December 2005	Total	Same as in August	Different than in August
Civilian noninstitutional population	1,105	605	500
Civilian labor force	643	353	290
Participation rate	58.2	58.4	58.0
Employed	563	333	230
Employment-population ratio	51.0	55.1	46.0
Unemployed	80	20	60
Unemployment rate	12.4	5.6	20.7
Not in labor force	462	252	210
1/ Represents persons in the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over who resided in households that were eligible to be selected for CPS. These data are not representative of the total evacuee population because they do not include children or people residing in shelters, hotels, places of worship, or other units out of scope for CPS. The total number of evacuees estimated from the CPS may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey and because of sampling variability.
Note: These data use population controls that have been adjusted to account for interstate moves by evacuees.

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Last Modified Date: May 2, 2006