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Hurricane Katrina: a look back at employment and unemployment

August 25, 2015

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast as a category 3 storm. Louisiana and Mississippi suffered the most damage; all counties in Mississippi and parishes in Louisiana were declared federal disaster areas. The parishes and counties along the Gulf of Mexico and around the mouth of the Mississippi River were hit the hardest. The immediate economic impact of Hurricane Katrina included sharp declines in county and parish employment and spikes in unemployment rates in the metropolitan areas.

From the fourth quarter of 2004 to the fourth quarter of 2005, employment declined 65.3 percent in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, and 40.8 percent in Orleans Parish, Louisiana (New Orleans is in Orleans Parish). Among Mississippi counties, Hancock County (-26.2 percent) and Harrison County (-19.6 percent) suffered the largest percent declines in employment over the same period.

Employment change for Louisiana and Mississippi, by parish and county, fourth quarter 2004 to fourth quarter 2005

4.7% and higher

2.2% to 4.6%

0.1% to 2.1%

-3.4% to 0.0%

-3.5% and lower

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Hover over legend items to see states in a category.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Employment change for Louisiana and Mississippi, by parish and county, fourth quarter 2004 to fourth quarter 2005
County or Parish	Percent change, Q4 2004 to Q4 2005	Net change, Q4 2004 to Q4 2005	Employment Q4 2004	Employment Q4 2005
Acadia Parish, LA	21.1	2,965	14,042	17,007
Allen Parish, LA	-3.7	-311	8,447	8,136
Ascension Parish, LA	7.9	2,349	29,623	31,972
Assumption Parish, LA	-12.3	-614	5,000	4,386
Avoyelles Parish, LA	3.7	400	10,765	11,165
Beauregard Parish, LA	-1.4	-120	8,513	8,393
Bienville Parish, LA	-1.8	-77	4,398	4,321
Bossier Parish, LA	6.0	2,273	37,888	40,161
Caddo Parish, LA	2.6	3,250	122,972	126,222
Calcasieu Parish, LA	1.2	1,014	83,467	84,481
Caldwell Parish, LA	7.9	187	2,369	2,556
Cameron Parish, LA	-19.5	-548	2,813	2,265
Catahoula Parish, LA	-3.4	-82	2,430	2,348
Claiborne Parish, LA	-1.8	-82	4,537	4,455
Concordia Parish, LA	2.8	148	5,300	5,448
De Soto Parish, LA	-1.7	-104	6,120	6,016
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	4.9	12,335	249,258	261,593
East Carroll Parish, LA	-6.4	-132	2,063	1,931
East Feliciana Parish, LA	1.0	52	5,249	5,301
Evangeline Parish, LA	1.7	131	7,742	7,873
Franklin Parish, LA	2.2	118	5,427	5,545
Grant Parish, LA	-4.9	-163	3,332	3,169
Iberia Parish, LA	5.8	1,808	31,118	32,926
Iberville Parish, LA	-1.7	-229	13,749	13,520
Jackson Parish, LA	-0.9	-32	3,538	3,506
Jefferson Parish, LA	-16.5	317	215,126	179,644
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	3.9	-35,482	8,144	8,461
Lafayette Parish, LA	5.3	6,383	121,457	127,840
Lafourche Parish, LA	3.1	1,024	32,935	33,959
LaSalle Parish, LA	2.0	73	3,615	3,688
Lincoln Parish, LA	0.2	42	17,732	17,774
Livingston Parish, LA	9.0	1,652	18,411	20,063
Madison Parish, LA	4.5	155	3,434	3,589
Morehouse Parish, LA	-4.4	-337	7,578	7,241
Natchitoches Parish, LA	3.2	453	14,150	14,603
Orleans Parish, LA	-40.8	-101,046	247,804	146,758
Ouachita Parish, LA	0.8	542	71,394	71,936
Plaquemines Parish, LA	-13.0	-2,001	15,401	13,400
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	0.9	51	5,554	5,605
Rapides Parish, LA	3.5	2,052	58,601	60,653
Red River Parish, LA	-12.4	-300	2,426	2,126
Richland Parish, LA	1.1	63	5,850	5,913
Sabine Parish, LA	-1.8	-99	5,631	5,532
St. Bernard Parish, LA	-65.3	-11,503	17,626	6,123
St. Charles Parish, LA	-4.2	-953	22,877	21,924
St. Helena Parish, LA	-5.2	-73	1,514	1,435
St. James Parish, LA	0.5	35	6,983	7,018
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	3.2	-116	13,024	13,445
St. Landry Parish, LA	5.4	421	23,001	24,248
St. Martin Parish, LA	-1.1	-116	10,197	10,081
St. Mary Parish, LA	6.7	1,676	24,946	26,622
St. Tammany Parish, LA	-5.5	-3,743	68,386	64,643
Tangipahoa Parish, LA	4.7	1,758	37,266	39,024
Tensas Parish, LA	-9.5	-152	1,599	1,447
Terrebonne Parish, LA	3.9	1,937	49,612	51,549
Union Parish, LA	0.1	4	5,723	5,727
Vermilion Parish, LA	1.0	137	13,317	13,454
Vernon Parish, LA	0.2	28	14,757	14,785
Washington Parish, LA	-3.4	-371	10,989	10,618
Webster Parish, LA	2.8	356	12,738	13,094
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	-0.5	-46	9,951	9,905
West Carroll Parish, LA	27.9	787	2,821	3,608
West Feliciana Parish, LA	-4.2	-241	5,742	5,501
Winn Parish, LA	4.9	242	4,925	5,167
Adams County, MS	2.9	348	11,841	12,189
Alcorn County, MS	3.1	420	13,364	13,784
Amite County, MS	16.5	302	1,829	2,131
Attala County, MS	-0.1	-8	5,407	5,399
Benton County, MS	7.1	85	1,195	1,280
Bolivar County, MS	0.7	86	11,987	12,073
Calhoun County, MS	0.7	25	3,661	3,686
Carroll County, MS	9.2	103	1,116	1,219
Chickasaw County, MS	-0.4	-27	6,291	6,264
Choctaw County, MS	-5.6	-114	2,044	1,930
Claiborne County, MS	-2.0	-66	3,343	3,277
Clarke County, MS	-0.7	-21	2,873	2,852
Clay County, MS	-8.8	-653	7,447	6,794
Coahoma County, MS	-4.6	-449	9,658	9,209
Copiah County, MS	2.2	166	7,653	7,819
Covington County, MS	-5.0	-260	5,202	4,942
DeSoto County, MS	9.4	3,558	37,918	41,476
Forrest County, MS	4.2	1,499	35,906	37,405
Franklin County, MS	8.4	138	1,652	1,790
George County, MS	10.8	460	4,270	4,730
Greene County, MS	7.6	144	1,894	2,038
Grenada County, MS	-2.0	-225	11,020	10,795
Hancock County, MS	-26.2	-3,566	13,632	10,066
Harrison County, MS	-19.6	-17,666	90,150	72,484
Hinds County, MS	-1.1	-1,417	130,227	128,810
Holmes County, MS	7.1	279	3,934	4,213
Humphreys County, MS	0.9	29	3,202	3,231
Issaquena County, MS	-5.6	-14	252	238
Itawamba County, MS	8.4	447	5,337	5,784
Jackson County, MS	1.2	567	48,316	48,883
Jasper County, MS	1.9	77	4,095	4,172
Jefferson County, MS	-1.3	-15	1,116	1,101
Jefferson Davis County, MS	5.3	112	2,100	2,212
Jones County, MS	6.4	1,781	27,873	29,654
Kemper County, MS	-2.7	-50	1,832	1,782
Lafayette County, MS	8.1	1,328	16,397	17,725
Lamar County, MS	10.0	1,412	14,117	15,529
Lauderdale County, MS	2.4	854	36,264	37,118
Lawrence County, MS	-5.7	-167	2,911	2,744
Leake County, MS	0.1	7	5,827	5,834
Lee County, MS	0.6	287	50,384	50,671
Leflore County, MS	3.1	459	14,995	15,454
Lincoln County, MS	4.6	539	11,641	12,180
Lowndes County, MS	1.0	253	24,541	24,794
Madison County, MS	2.7	1,115	41,749	42,864
Marion County, MS	2.4	181	7,559	7,740
Marshall County, MS	-0.4	-27	6,228	6,201
Monroe County, MS	-2.1	-228	11,032	10,804
Montgomery County, MS	-5.3	-158	2,963	2,805
Neshoba County, MS	2.5	364	14,277	14,641
Newton County, MS	-0.9	-61	6,469	6,408
Noxubee County, MS	-4.6	-144	3,142	2,998
Oktibbeha County, MS	4.6	773	16,660	17,433
Panola County, MS	5.1	526	10,379	10,905
Pearl River County, MS	-1.0	-96	9,690	9,594
Perry County, MS	1.2	28	2,395	2,423
Pike County, MS	2.3	344	15,261	15,605
Pontotoc County, MS	0.5	52	11,518	11,570
Prentiss County, MS	0.4	29	7,723	7,752
Quitman County, MS	-2.2	-41	1,837	1,796
Rankin County, MS	3.7	1,926	51,922	53,848
Scott County, MS	3.8	451	12,021	12,472
Sharkey County, MS	-2.1	-29	1,397	1,368
Simpson County, MS	3.2	236	7,423	7,659
Smith County, MS	-2.0	-69	3,366	3,297
Stone County, MS	6.4	252	3,936	4,188
Sunflower County, MS	4.7	469	9,950	10,419
Tallahatchie County, MS	-6.7	-206	3,087	2,881
Tate County, MS	-2.9	-169	5,841	5,672
Tippah County, MS	2.0	148	7,224	7,372
Tishomingo County, MS	2.9	162	5,636	5,798
Tunica County, MS	-1.6	-252	15,542	15,290
Union County, MS	1.7	145	8,474	8,619
Walthall County, MS	2.2	64	2,845	2,909
Warren County, MS	1.1	272	23,757	24,029
Washington County, MS	-3.7	-781	20,876	20,095
Wayne County, MS	6.8	358	5,246	5,604
Webster County, MS	-3.4	-77	2,295	2,218
Wilkinson County, MS	-6.8	-139	2,058	1,919
Winston County, MS	0.3	18	5,317	5,335
Yalobusha County, MS	0.4	12	2,802	2,814
Yazoo County, MS	3.8	219	5,775	5,994

Among metropolitan areas, Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi, had the largest unemployment rate increase after the hurricane—from 5.2 percent in August 2005 to 24.3 percent in September 2005. Hammond, Louisiana, also saw a sharp increase from August (6.6 percent) to September (19.1 percent). By the spring of 2006, most unemployment rates in the affected metro areas were back to pre-hurricane rates. However, Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi, had monthly unemployment rates above 10 percent until May 2006.

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Unemployment rates in selected metropolitan areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, not seasonally adjusted, July 2004–June 2015
Month	U.S. total	Alexandria, LA	Baton Rouge, LA	Hammond, LA	Lafayette, LA	Lake Charles, LA	Monroe, LA	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
Jul 2004	5.5	6.3	6.7	7.6	5.6	6.0	6.1	5.7	8.7	6.4	5.5
Aug 2004	5.4	5.6	6.4	7.1	5.0	5.4	5.8	5.4	8.2	6.1	5.0
Sep 2004	5.4	5.3	6.1	6.7	5.0	5.4	5.5	5.0	8.0	5.9	5.4
Oct 2004	5.5	5.1	5.8	6.2	4.8	5.0	5.4	5.3	7.8	5.8	5.9
Nov 2004	5.4	5.1	5.5	6.1	4.8	5.0	5.4	5.3	8.0	5.9	5.5
Dec 2004	5.4	5.1	5.5	6.1	4.8	5.0	5.5	5.1	7.9	5.7	5.6
Jan 2005	5.3	6.1	6.3	6.8	5.5	6.0	6.6	5.9	7.8	5.9	6.1
Feb 2005	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.9	5.0	5.3	5.8	5.4	7.6	5.9	5.9
Mar 2005	5.2	5.4	5.4	5.7	4.8	5.2	5.7	4.8	7.0	5.4	5.6
Apr 2005	5.2	5.0	5.2	5.5	4.6	5.1	5.5	4.5	6.7	5.2	5.4
May 2005	5.1	5.4	5.7	5.9	5.0	5.2	5.9	5.2	6.8	5.3	5.9
Jun 2005	5.0	6.8	6.8	7.3	5.9	6.3	6.9	6.2	7.6	5.7	6.5
Jul 2005	5.0	6.2	6.2	6.6	5.2	5.8	6.3	6.0	7.5	5.6	5.9
Aug 2005	4.9	6.3	6.2	6.6	5.1	5.8	6.4	5.9	7.3	5.4	5.2
Sep 2005	5.0	7.9	10.9	19.1	8.0	7.3	7.2	15.1	7.1	5.8	24.3
Oct 2005	5.0	7.0	9.3	16.9	7.4	15.2	6.3	15.5	11.5	5.5	20.6
Nov 2005	5.0	6.9	8.8	16.2	7.3	14.4	6.1	15.1	8.4	5.8	18.1
Dec 2005	4.9	5.1	6.3	8.3	4.6	5.7	5.1	9.3	7.4	5.4	15.5
Jan 2006	4.7	5.0	5.8	7.3	4.5	5.1	5.1	7.8	6.9	5.7	15.2
Feb 2006	4.8	3.7	4.3	5.3	3.3	3.7	3.9	5.7	6.4	5.6	13.5
Mar 2006	4.7	3.6	4.1	5.0	3.3	3.4	3.9	5.3	6.0	5.0	10.7
Apr 2006	4.7	3.5	4.0	4.8	3.1	3.3	3.8	4.9	5.8	5.0	10.3
May 2006	4.6	3.9	4.3	5.1	3.4	3.6	4.1	4.9	5.8	5.0	9.7
Jun 2006	4.6	4.9	5.2	5.9	4.2	4.7	5.0	5.4	6.4	5.5	9.0
Jul 2006	4.7	4.3	4.6	5.1	3.5	4.0	4.3	4.6	6.5	5.4	8.7
Aug 2006	4.7	4.5	4.6	5.0	3.5	4.1	4.5	4.5	6.0	5.0	7.0
Sep 2006	4.5	4.0	4.3	4.7	3.3	3.7	4.3	4.4	5.6	4.8	7.1
Oct 2006	4.4	3.9	4.1	4.5	3.2	3.6	4.2	4.2	5.1	4.3	6.4
Nov 2006	4.5	4.0	4.1	4.5	3.3	3.8	4.2	4.1	5.3	4.4	6.1
Dec 2006	4.4	3.9	3.9	4.4	3.0	3.4	3.9	3.7	5.0	4.0	6.2
Jan 2007	4.6	4.8	4.8	5.1	3.8	4.4	5.5	4.5	5.6	4.6	6.4
Feb 2007	4.5	4.0	3.9	4.2	3.1	3.6	4.8	3.8	5.2	4.4	6.1
Mar 2007	4.4	4.0	4.0	4.3	3.3	3.8	4.7	3.8	4.6	4.0	5.6
Apr 2007	4.5	3.9	3.9	4.2	3.1	3.7	4.8	3.7	4.8	3.9	5.2
May 2007	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.5	3.5	4.0	5.1	4.0	4.8	3.9	5.2
Jun 2007	4.6	5.3	5.1	5.6	4.2	4.8	6.1	4.8	5.5	4.5	5.7
Jul 2007	4.7	4.9	4.6	5.2	3.6	4.5	5.8	4.3	5.7	4.5	5.5
Aug 2007	4.6	4.5	4.3	4.8	3.3	4.4	5.4	4.1	5.5	4.3	4.6
Sep 2007	4.7	4.1	4.1	4.4	3.3	4.2	4.8	3.9	5.4	4.3	5.0
Oct 2007	4.7	3.7	3.7	4.1	3.0	3.6	4.5	3.5	5.1	4.0	5.0
Nov 2007	4.7	3.7	3.6	4.0	3.0	3.6	4.2	3.4	5.3	4.0	4.6
Dec 2007	5.0	4.0	4.0	4.7	3.2	4.1	4.7	3.7	5.8	4.1	5.3
Jan 2008	5.0	4.6	4.7	5.4	3.9	4.9	5.4	4.6	6.1	4.5	5.5
Feb 2008	4.9	3.8	3.8	4.2	3.1	3.9	4.3	3.7	5.5	4.2	5.1
Mar 2008	5.1	4.0	4.0	4.5	3.4	3.9	4.6	3.9	5.4	4.1	4.9
Apr 2008	5.0	3.4	3.5	4.0	2.9	3.4	4.0	3.4	5.1	3.8	4.4
May 2008	5.4	4.1	4.2	4.7	3.5	4.0	4.7	4.1	5.6	4.3	5.1
Jun 2008	5.6	5.3	5.3	6.2	4.4	5.0	5.9	5.2	6.4	4.9	5.9
Jul 2008	5.8	5.2	5.1	6.2	3.9	4.7	5.6	5.1	6.6	5.0	6.2
Aug 2008	6.1	5.5	5.4	6.3	4.3	5.0	6.0	5.5	6.6	5.0	5.6
Sep 2008	6.1	4.7	5.9	7.0	4.1	4.7	5.2	6.1	6.8	5.0	5.8
Oct 2008	6.5	5.2	5.2	6.3	4.2	4.8	5.5	5.7	7.5	5.1	5.8
Nov 2008	6.8	5.1	5.0	6.2	4.1	4.6	5.5	5.4	7.1	5.2	5.5
Dec 2008	7.3	5.4	5.2	6.7	4.2	4.7	5.9	5.6	7.3	5.3	6.7
Jan 2009	7.8	6.5	6.3	8.0	4.9	5.7	7.1	6.7	7.9	6.2	7.4
Feb 2009	8.3	6.1	5.7	6.7	4.7	5.3	6.3	6.1	8.0	6.3	7.6
Mar 2009	8.7	6.2	5.7	7.0	4.9	5.6	6.6	6.1	8.1	6.3	7.4
Apr 2009	9.0	5.6	5.3	6.4	4.9	5.4	6.2	5.7	7.7	6.1	7.0
May 2009	9.4	6.1	6.1	7.2	5.6	5.9	7.4	6.3	9.3	7.3	7.5
Jun 2009	9.5	7.5	7.3	8.8	6.8	7.2	8.8	7.6	10.4	8.4	8.0
Jul 2009	9.5	7.2	6.9	8.4	6.6	7.1	8.7	7.3	10.7	8.6	8.1
Aug 2009	9.6	7.2	7.0	8.1	6.7	7.1	8.3	7.3	10.7	8.5	7.7
Sep 2009	9.8	6.7	6.6	7.7	6.5	6.9	7.7	7.1	10.5	8.5	8.1
Oct 2009	10.0	6.6	6.6	7.7	6.4	6.5	7.5	7.0	10.4	8.3	8.5
Nov 2009	9.9	6.3	6.3	7.4	6.1	6.2	7.1	6.6	10.1	8.2	8.4
Dec 2009	9.9	6.7	6.6	8.1	6.3	6.7	7.3	6.9	10.3	8.2	9.4
Jan 2010	9.8	7.9	7.7	9.7	7.6	8.2	8.7	7.8	11.5	8.7	10.2
Feb 2010	9.8	6.9	6.8	8.5	6.6	7.1	7.8	6.8	11.3	8.5	9.7
Mar 2010	9.9	7.1	7.0	8.8	6.7	7.3	7.9	7.0	11.4	8.4	9.5
Apr 2010	9.9	6.8	6.8	8.6	6.4	7.2	7.6	6.9	10.9	8.0	8.7
May 2010	9.6	7.4	7.5	9.6	6.7	7.6	8.2	7.4	11.0	8.0	8.9
Jun 2010	9.4	8.5	8.6	10.8	7.5	8.6	9.3	8.4	11.5	8.5	8.8
Jul 2010	9.4	8.2	8.4	10.6	7.1	8.4	9.0	8.3	11.5	8.5	8.9
Aug 2010	9.5	8.5	8.6	10.6	7.5	8.7	9.2	8.5	11.3	8.3	8.1
Sep 2010	9.5	7.9	8.2	10.0	7.1	8.3	8.7	8.2	11.1	8.1	8.7
Oct 2010	9.4	7.7	7.9	9.7	7.1	8.0	8.6	8.0	10.7	8.0	8.9
Nov 2010	9.8	7.8	7.9	9.9	7.0	8.1	8.7	8.0	11.4	8.2	9.1
Dec 2010	9.3	7.6	7.7	9.8	6.7	7.9	8.5	7.6	11.4	7.9	9.5
Jan 2011	9.2	8.6	8.7	10.9	7.8	8.8	9.4	8.6	12.0	8.4	9.6
Feb 2011	9.0	7.7	7.7	9.7	6.8	7.7	8.6	7.7	11.4	8.0	9.9
Mar 2011	9.0	7.8	7.7	9.6	6.7	7.6	8.5	7.6	11.2	7.8	9.5
Apr 2011	9.1	7.2	7.2	8.9	6.2	7.2	7.8	7.2	11.0	7.5	9.0
May 2011	9.0	7.6	7.7	9.4	6.6	7.5	8.2	7.6	11.2	7.8	9.4
Jun 2011	9.1	8.8	8.8	10.9	7.3	8.3	9.4	8.6	11.8	8.5	10.2
Jul 2011	9.0	8.4	8.3	10.3	6.8	7.8	8.8	8.3	11.6	8.3	10.0
Aug 2011	9.0	8.0	8.1	10.1	6.6	7.8	8.7	8.1	11.6	8.1	9.4
Sep 2011	9.0	7.6	7.6	9.5	6.3	7.4	8.3	7.7	11.1	7.9	9.9
Oct 2011	8.8	7.4	7.2	9.0	6.2	7.3	8.1	7.5	10.6	7.5	9.9
Nov 2011	8.6	6.9	6.7	8.4	5.8	6.8	7.6	6.9	10.3	7.1	9.0
Dec 2011	8.5	7.0	6.8	8.6	5.7	6.9	7.8	6.9	10.3	7.0	9.3
Jan 2012	8.3	8.0	7.8	9.9	6.6	7.8	8.9	7.9	10.5	7.3	9.6
Feb 2012	8.3	7.4	7.1	8.8	5.9	6.9	8.1	7.2	10.3	7.0	9.3
Mar 2012	8.2	7.1	6.9	8.7	5.8	7.0	7.9	7.2	10.0	6.7	8.6
Apr 2012	8.2	6.6	6.4	8.0	5.3	6.5	7.3	6.6	9.7	6.3	8.0
May 2012	8.2	7.2	7.0	8.6	5.8	7.1	7.8	7.2	10.2	6.6	8.5
Jun 2012	8.2	8.4	8.2	10.2	6.6	8.0	9.1	8.2	11.5	7.2	9.2
Jul 2012	8.2	8.1	7.7	9.6	6.2	7.5	8.6	7.9	11.5	7.1	9.3
Aug 2012	8.0	7.5	7.1	8.8	5.7	7.0	8.3	7.5	11.1	6.7	8.5
Sep 2012	7.8	6.5	6.2	7.8	4.9	6.1	7.2	6.8	10.4	6.2	8.7
Oct 2012	7.8	6.4	6.1	7.6	5.1	6.1	7.0	6.6	10.2	6.1	8.7
Nov 2012	7.7	6.0	5.6	7.0	4.7	5.6	6.5	6.0	10.0	5.9	7.8
Dec 2012	7.9	6.9	6.2	7.6	5.2	6.4	7.0	6.5	10.7	6.0	8.7
Jan 2013	8.0	8.4	7.5	9.3	6.6	7.7	8.7	7.8	11.5	6.6	9.7
Feb 2013	7.7	7.0	6.4	8.0	5.5	6.5	7.7	6.8	10.5	6.2	9.2
Mar 2013	7.5	6.8	6.4	8.0	5.4	6.5	7.5	6.7	10.1	5.9	8.3
Apr 2013	7.6	6.6	6.0	7.7	5.3	6.2	7.1	6.4	10.0	5.7	7.7
May 2013	7.5	7.1	6.6	8.3	5.8	6.8	7.6	6.9	10.0	6.0	8.3
Jun 2013	7.5	8.4	7.6	9.7	6.6	7.7	8.7	7.9	10.9	6.6	8.9
Jul 2013	7.3	7.7	6.9	8.7	6.0	7.0	7.7	7.3	10.7	6.3	8.3
Aug 2013	7.2	7.3	6.5	8.4	5.7	6.9	7.5	7.0	10.5	6.1	7.7
Sep 2013	7.2	6.6	5.9	7.6	5.1	6.1	6.8	6.5	10.0	5.9	8.0
Oct 2013	7.2	6.3	5.6	7.2	5.0	5.7	6.6	6.2	9.8	5.7	8.2
Nov 2013	7.0	5.7	5.1	6.4	4.5	5.2	5.8	5.5	9.5	5.4	7.3
Dec 2013	6.7	5.3	4.8	6.3	4.1	4.8	5.6	5.1	9.2	5.1	7.5
Jan 2014	6.6	6.0	5.4	7.0	4.9	5.5	6.4	5.8	9.6	5.5	8.1
Feb 2014	6.7	5.4	4.8	6.2	4.3	5.0	5.9	5.2	9.2	5.4	8.2
Mar 2014	6.6	5.8	5.1	6.5	4.7	5.2	6.1	5.5	8.6	5.2	7.8
Apr 2014	6.2	5.2	4.7	6.0	4.2	4.8	5.6	5.0	7.7	4.6	6.7
May 2014	6.3	6.3	5.5	7.1	5.1	5.5	6.7	5.9	7.5	4.9	7.5
Jun 2014	6.1	7.5	6.6	8.6	5.9	6.5	7.8	6.9	8.0	5.3	7.9
Jul 2014	6.2	7.7	6.7	8.7	6.1	6.6	7.8	7.2	8.4	5.4	8.0
Aug 2014	6.1	7.9	6.8	8.6	6.2	6.9	8.1	7.4	8.3	5.1	7.4
Sep 2014	5.9	7.4	6.3	8.0	5.8	6.4	7.6	7.1	7.4	4.7	7.3
Oct 2014	5.7	7.2	6.2	7.7	5.8	6.1	7.5	6.9	6.7	4.4	7.2
Nov 2014	5.8	7.1	6.1	7.7	5.8	6.1	7.4	6.8	6.8	4.3	6.8
Dec 2014	5.6	6.9	5.9	7.6	5.4	5.8	7.2	6.4	6.5	4.0	7.1
Jan 2015	5.7	7.4	6.3	8.0	6.0	6.2	7.7	6.9	7.1	4.5	7.7
Feb 2015	5.5	6.5	5.5	7.1	5.7	5.4	6.8	6.1	6.3	4.3	6.8
Mar 2015	5.5	6.6	5.5	7.2	6.0	5.5	6.9	6.2	6.2	4.2	6.2
Apr 2015	5.4	6.6	5.4	7.0	6.1	5.3	6.7	6.0	5.9	4.0	5.8
May 2015	5.5	6.9	5.7	7.4	6.5	5.6	7.1	6.3	6.0	4.2	7.0
Jun 2015	5.3	7.3^(p)	6.2^(p)	8.0^(p)	6.8^(p)	5.8^(p)	7.5^(p)	6.7^(p)	6.3^(p)	4.5^(p)	6.8^(p)
Footnotes: ^(p) preliminary.

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County employment data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. For more information, see the State and County Map application. Metropolitan area unemployment data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Hurricane Katrina: a look back at employment and unemployment at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/hurricane-katrina-a-look-back-at-employment-and-unemployment.htm (visited April 28, 2024).

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