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Employment rose in all seven largest parishes in Louisiana from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.94 per hour in the South to $56.67 in the Northeast in June 2025.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in August.
Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
June 2025 |
July 2025 |
Aug 2025 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
2,071.1 | 2,069.4 | 2,071.2 | 2,074.3 | 2,075.1 | (p)2,075.3 | |
Employment(1) |
1,979.5 | 1,978.4 | 1,978.8 | 1,981.6 | 1,982.3 | (p)1,983.9 | |
Unemployment(1) |
91.5 | 91.0 | 92.4 | 92.7 | 92.8 | (p)91.4 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.4 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,997.6 | 1,998.8 | 2,000.8 | 2,001.5 | 2,002.8 | (p)2,002.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
28.6 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 29.1 | 28.9 | (p)28.7 | |
12-month % change |
-5.9 | -5.3 | -4.0 | -1.4 | -1.0 | (p)-0.7 | |
Construction(3) |
137.6 | 137.3 | 138.1 | 137.7 | 137.1 | (p)135.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.8 | -1.7 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -2.6 | (p)-3.7 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
143.6 | 143.7 | 143.7 | 143.0 | 143.4 | (p)144.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | (p)2.6 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
373.9 | 373.7 | 373.0 | 371.6 | 370.2 | (p)371.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.7 | (p)-0.5 | |
Information(3) |
19.1 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.3 | (p)19.0 | |
12-month % change |
-2.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | (p)-1.0 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
94.5 | 94.7 | 93.6 | 92.9 | 93.1 | (p)93.3 | |
12-month % change |
-2.3 | -2.0 | -2.6 | -3.3 | -2.9 | (p)-2.7 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
221.0 | 220.0 | 221.5 | 221.1 | 221.0 | (p)220.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | (p)-0.7 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
352.8 | 354.1 | 355.3 | 357.7 | 359.4 | (p)359.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | (p)4.5 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
226.8 | 227.4 | 226.4 | 228.6 | 229.8 | (p)230.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | (p)3.7 | |
Other Services(3) |
76.3 | 76.4 | 77.3 | 76.3 | 76.7 | (p)76.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | (p)2.8 | |
Government(3) |
323.4 | 323.8 | 324.0 | 324.3 | 323.9 | (p)323.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | (p)0.4 | |
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