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From June 2024 to September 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Louisiana were 97,338.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in April.
Louisiana had 108,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 111,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2024 |
Nov 2024 |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)2,082.4 | (r)2,082.0 | (r)2,081.7 | 2,077.4 | 2,073.4 | (p)2,071.2 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,985.9 | (r)1,985.9 | (r)1,986.2 | 1,983.4 | 1,981.3 | (p)1,979.7 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)96.5 | (r)96.1 | (r)95.6 | 94.0 | 92.0 | (p)91.5 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.6 | (r)4.6 | (r)4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | (p)4.4 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,989.2 | 1,990.5 | 1,989.5 | 1,994.0 | 1,999.4 | (p)2,000.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | (p)1.0 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
28.9 | 28.9 | 28.7 | 29.0 | 28.8 | (p)28.6 | |
12-month % change |
-6.2 | -5.9 | -6.8 | -6.5 | -6.2 | (p)-5.9 | |
Construction(3) |
142.1 | 140.9 | 139.3 | 138.0 | 139.1 | (p)138.3 | |
12-month % change |
6.5 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | (p)-0.3 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
141.9 | 142.2 | 142.4 | 143.3 | 143.4 | (p)143.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | (p)2.2 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
373.4 | 372.6 | 375.3 | 374.9 | 374.5 | (p)374.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)0.9 | |
Information(3) |
19.0 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.2 | (p)19.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -0.5 | (p)-1.0 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
95.2 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 94.3 | (p)94.2 | |
12-month % change |
-1.6 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -2.1 | -2.5 | (p)-2.6 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
219.9 | 220.1 | 219.0 | 219.4 | 222.4 | (p)221.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 1.0 | (p)0.2 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
345.9 | 347.5 | 348.0 | 348.9 | 351.1 | (p)353.0 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | (p)2.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
224.5 | 225.6 | 224.6 | 227.3 | 227.0 | (p)229.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | (p)2.6 | |
Other Services(3) |
75.5 | 76.1 | 76.3 | 76.0 | 75.9 | (p)76.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | (p)2.7 | |
Government(3) |
322.9 | 322.9 | 322.0 | 323.3 | 323.7 | (p)322.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | (p)0.5 | |
Footnotes |