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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Louisiana > Monroe

Monroe

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2024
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Louisiana Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2024
Consumer Price Index, South Region — August 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2024
Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana – First Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Monroe, LA Economy at a Glance:
Monroe, LA
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 78.2 78.1 77.5 78.5 79.1 (p)77.8

Employment(1)

 74.4 75.2 74.5 74.8 75.6 (p)74.2

Unemployment(1)

 3.7 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.5 (p)3.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.8 3.7 3.9 4.7 4.4 (p)4.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 76.6 77.3 77.7 77.1 76.9 (p)76.3

12-month % change

 -2.4 -0.9 -1.1 -1.5 -1.5 (p)-1.8

Manufacturing(3)

 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 (p)5.9

12-month % change

 -1.6 0.0 -1.7 -6.3 -4.8 (p)-3.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 13.2 13.3 13.1 13.2 13.3 (p)13.2

12-month % change

 -1.5 0.0 -2.2 -1.5 -1.5 (p)-2.9

Professional and Business Services(3)

 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 (p)9.6

12-month % change

 -3.1 -1.0 -1.0 -2.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Education and Health Services(3)

 16.2 16.2 16.3 16.3 16.4 (p)16.4

12-month % change

 1.9 1.9 2.5 1.9 1.9 (p)1.9

Government(3)

 11.7 11.7 12.3 11.7 11.6 (p)11.3

12-month % change

 -2.5 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -1.7 (p)-1.7

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