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Sep
17
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2020
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.66 per hour in the South to $40.69 in the West during June 2020.
Sep
14
Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana – First Quarter 2020
Employment fell in 6 of the 7 largest Louisiana parishes from March 2019 to March 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Louisiana Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
2,126.6 | 1,931.9 | 2,031.7 | 1,995.6 | 2,011.3 | (p)2,104.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,984.9 | 1,640.6 | 1,742.2 | 1,805.0 | 1,822.8 | (p)1,943.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
141.6 | 291.3 | 289.5 | 190.5 | 188.5 | (p)160.6 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
6.7 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 9.4 | (p)7.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,960.7 | 1,722.4 | 1,755.4 | 1,816.9 | 1,836.7 | (p)1,855.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 | -13.6 | -11.8 | -8.4 | -7.2 | (p)-6.6 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
35.8 | 31.8 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 30.5 | (p)29.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.2 | -14.5 | -18.9 | -18.1 | -16.9 | (p)-19.1 |
Construction(3) |
|
138.3 | 119.8 | 125.2 | 122.9 | 121.9 | (p)122.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.0 | -17.5 | -12.3 | -12.5 | -10.9 | (p)-11.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
135.6 | 127.0 | 127.9 | 128.0 | 128.6 | (p)128.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.9 | -7.9 | -7.1 | -7.1 | -6.6 | (p)-6.6 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
375.9 | 339.1 | 341.5 | 356.8 | 358.6 | (p)365.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -10.8 | -10.1 | -5.8 | -5.3 | (p)-3.6 |
Information(3) |
|
20.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.7 | (p)18.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.4 | -17.7 | -15.5 | -13.2 | -16.1 | (p)-16.7 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
92.7 | 88.7 | 90.4 | 90.9 | 91.2 | (p)91.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | -3.7 | -2.0 | -1.3 | -0.8 | (p)-1.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
213.0 | 194.6 | 198.2 | 201.7 | 199.1 | (p)201.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -10.2 | -8.5 | -6.5 | -7.6 | (p)-6.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
314.3 | 285.1 | 291.5 | 296.7 | 300.1 | (p)300.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -10.9 | -9.0 | -7.5 | -6.3 | (p)-6.7 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
226.7 | 130.9 | 148.6 | 183.7 | 189.2 | (p)194.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.1 | -44.8 | -37.5 | -22.5 | -19.7 | (p)-17.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
75.4 | 64.7 | 66.2 | 67.6 | 70.3 | (p)70.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | -12.6 | -10.7 | -8.6 | -4.7 | (p)-4.9 |
Government(3) |
|
332.4 | 322.1 | 317.2 | 319.9 | 328.5 | (p)333.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | -2.8 | -4.1 | -3.0 | -0.7 | (p)0.5 |
|
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