Unemployment Rate

Stacker has compiled a list of parishes in Louisiana with the highest unemployment rates in November 2023, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The parishes are ranked by their preliminary unemployment rate, with ties broken by the number of unemployed individuals in each parish. It's important to note that these parish-level unemployment rates are not adjusted for seasonal variations.

Louisiana's unemployment rate in February fell by 0.5 percentage points from January to 7.1%. That's the lowest since March 2020 when the rate was 5.3%.

The jobless rate was flat at 5.9 percent from January, and below February 2015's rate of 6.7 percent.

There are now two million people working in Louisiana. That's happening for the first time in the Bayou State's history, according to our news partners at Louisiana Radio Network.

Louisiana's unemployment rate fell for the third straight month in November, hitting 6.3 percent as the state's job market continued its recovery from a slowdown in 2013's first half.

Stocks closed out June’s first trading week in rally mode. Ken Meyers has your stock market report on the Acadiana Business Index.

Lafayette Parish had a 4.0% unemployment rate for the month of September.

Markets faded into the close to finish mixed. Ken Meyers has your stock market report on the Acadiana Business Index.

Markets held their gains into the closing bell. Ken Meyers has your stock market report on the Acadiana Business Index.

Stocks finished Friday’s session lower as a weaker-than-expected employment report raised concerns the U.S recovery is slowing. Mike Hunter has your stock market report on the Acadiana Business Index.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — First-time claims for unemployment benefits increased by more than 7 percent last week in Louisiana. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported 3,303 initial claims for the week that ended April 28 — up from 3,076 initial claims for the previous week...

When you look deeper, it reminds us we are not out of the woods yet.

The President and his surrogates are crowing about the rate of unemployment down, but that said, where are the jobs?  Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has released a chart that there is no doubt that the President would have indigestion over...

The CBO has released a report putting real unemployment at 15%, which includes those that have not looked for work in a month or those who are underemployed, that would like to work full time but only work part time. Based on that, do you think the economy is improving or not...

Stocks rose after the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected last month. Mark Lasseigne has your stock market report on today's Acadiana Business Index.

The state's job numbers are in. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says last month's unemployment rate was 6.8 percent, down from 6.9 percent in November and 7.7 percent December of 2010.

Wall Street ends the day mostly lower as the unemployment rate falls slightly. Mark Lasseigne has your stock market report on today's Acadiana Business Index.

Stocks run out of steam today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended flat at 12,019 and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.6%. Mark Lasseigne has your market report on today's Acadiana Business Index.     The Labor Department reported 120,000 jobs were created last month, a number much smaller than needed for any meaningful recovery in the jobs market ... Read More ...

Louisiana's unemployment rate rose slightly in October, but the outlook was better compared to the same month last year.

Wall Street falls with more uncertainty form Europe as the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 61  points. Mark Lasseigne has your market report on today's Acadiana Business Index.                   Traders largely ignored the U ... Read More ...