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Job Market / Louisiana

Louisiana Job Market

As of 2026-07-01 (preliminary)

Unemployment Rate
4.4%
Labor Force
2.11M
Employed
2.02M
Unemployed
92,164
Monthly change: 0.0 pp
12-month change: +0.1 pp
U.S. rate: 4.1%

Unemployment Rate Trend

24-month range: 4.2% – 4.5%

Monthly History

PeriodRateLabor ForceEmployedUnemployed
2026-07-014.4%2.11M2.02M92,164
2026-06-014.4%2.12M2.02M94,094
2026-05-014.5%2.12M2.03M94,504
2026-04-014.4%2.12M2.03M93,827
2026-03-014.4%2.12M2.02M93,425
2026-02-014.3%2.12M2.03M91,743
2026-01-014.3%2.11M2.02M90,316
2025-12-014.2%2.11M2.02M89,565
2025-11-014.2%2.11M2.02M89,510
2025-09-014.2%2.10M2.01M88,956
2025-08-014.2%2.09M2.00M88,882
2025-07-014.3%2.09M2.00M89,147
2025-06-014.3%2.09M2.00M89,519
2025-05-014.3%2.09M2.00M89,761
2025-04-014.3%2.09M2.00M89,633
2025-03-014.3%2.09M2.00M89,428
2025-02-014.3%2.09M2.00M89,535
2025-01-014.3%2.09M2.00M89,992
2024-12-014.4%2.09M1.99M90,985
2024-11-014.4%2.09M1.99M92,364
2024-10-014.5%2.09M2.00M93,460
2024-09-014.5%2.09M2.00M93,469
2024-08-014.4%2.09M2.00M92,272
2024-07-014.3%2.09M2.00M90,217

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, seasonally adjusted.

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