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Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita
Recent Publications
- "Hurricane Katrina evacuees: who they are, where they are, and how they are faring" — from the March 2008 Monthly Labor Review
- "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
- Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
- 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:
- 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: December 8, 2008
