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Economic Summaries:
Economic Summaries are specialized products that combine data graphically from subjects such as unemployment, inflation, and wages into a single document for selected metropolitan areas. To view a specific area in this region, use the dropdown list below or click here.
News Releases:
Occupational Employment and Wages in Baton Rouge, May 2016
Workers in the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $21.38 in May 2016, about 10 percent below the nationwide average of $23.86.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Houma–Thibodaux, May 2016
Workers in the Houma-Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $21.08 in May 2016, about 12 percent below the nationwide average of $23.86.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lafayette, May 2016
Workers in the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $18.92 in May 2016, about 21 percent below the nationwide average of $23.86.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lake Charles, May 2016
Workers in the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $18.98 in May 2016, about 20 percent below the nationwide average of $23.86.
Occupational Employment and Wages in New Orleans–Metairie, May 2016
Workers in the New Orleans-Metairie Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $20.87 in May 2016, about 13 percent below the nationwide average of $23.86.
