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Mar
20
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2019
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.48 per hour in the South to $39.37 in the West during December 2019.
Mar
11
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Feb
13
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Louisiana Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)2,099.2 | (r)2,102.2 | (r)2,102.6 | (r)2,102.2 | 2,107.2 | (p)2,109.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)1,993.1 | (r)1,993.3 | (r)1,993.2 | (r)1,993.2 | 1,995.9 | (p)2,000.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)106.1 | (r)108.9 | (r)109.3 | (r)109.0 | 111.3 | (p)109.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)5.1 | (r)5.2 | (r)5.2 | (r)5.2 | 5.3 | (p)5.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,987.1 | 1,983.0 | 1,987.8 | 1,983.9 | 1,988.8 | (p)1,994.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | (p)-0.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
36.5 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 37.3 | 36.7 | (p)36.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -2.4 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -0.3 | (p)0.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
138.1 | 136.6 | 136.5 | 135.6 | 138.1 | (p)140.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.3 | -10.7 | -10.7 | -10.5 | -8.1 | (p)-5.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
137.5 | 136.1 | 137.2 | 137.7 | 135.4 | (p)135.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.8 | (p)-2.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
378.3 | 378.7 | 378.7 | 377.4 | 378.4 | (p)378.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.8 | (p)-0.8 |
Information(3) |
|
22.4 | 21.2 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 21.0 | (p)21.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 | -6.6 | -3.0 | -7.4 | -5.8 | (p)-3.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
92.5 | 92.2 | 92.4 | 92.1 | 92.3 | (p)92.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | (p)0.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
215.8 | 214.5 | 215.1 | 213.0 | 216.0 | (p)217.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.1 | (p)0.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
322.2 | 321.8 | 322.0 | 321.6 | 322.1 | (p)322.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
237.2 | 239.5 | 241.2 | 242.2 | 242.5 | (p)243.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | (p)2.2 |
Other Services(3) |
|
74.1 | 74.0 | 73.9 | 73.8 | 74.3 | (p)74.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | (p)-0.1 |
Government(3) |
|
332.5 | 332.3 | 332.2 | 332.0 | 332.0 | (p)332.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | (p)0.6 |
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