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Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

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Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Economy at a Glance:

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
Data Series	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	129.6	130.4	131.9	131.1	130.4	130.5
Employment(1)	125.0	124.9	125.9	125.7	125.3	125.2
Unemployment(1)	4.6	5.5	6.0	5.4	5.1	5.3
Unemployment Rate(2)	3.5	4.2	4.5	4.1	3.9	4.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	103.0	103.6	103.7	103.2	103.8	(p)103.2
12-month % change	2.8	2.3	2.6	1.2	1.4	(p)2.1
Mining, Logging and Construction(3)	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.7	(p)6.7
12-month % change	3.1	3.1	3.0	0.0	-1.5	(p)-1.5
Manufacturing(3)	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	(p)3.2
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	22.2	22.3	22.2	22.0	22.2	(p)22.2
12-month % change	4.2	3.7	2.3	0.5	0.0	(p)1.4
Information(3)	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.0
12-month % change	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	(p)4.5
12-month % change	-2.1	-2.1	-2.1	-4.2	-2.1	(p)-4.3
Professional and Business Services(3)	12.7	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	(p)12.8
12-month % change	0.8	3.2	3.2	1.6	1.6	(p)2.4
Education and Health Services(3)	17.6	17.6	17.6	17.7	17.9	(p)17.8
12-month % change	3.5	2.3	3.5	2.3	2.9	(p)4.1
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	14.7	14.8	15.2	15.1	15.1	(p)14.7
12-month % change	4.3	1.4	3.4	1.3	2.0	(p)4.3
Other Services(3)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	(p)4.6
12-month % change	4.5	2.2	4.4	4.4	4.4	(p)4.5
Government(3)	15.6	15.7	15.3	15.0	15.4	(p)15.7
12-month % change	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	2.0	(p)1.9
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