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From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Louisiana were 97,306, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector.
Louisiana had 127,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 121,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.4 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)2,077.0 | (r)2,077.6 | (r)2,077.6 | 2,079.3 | 2,079.3 | (p)2,080.5 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,994.2 | (r)1,994.4 | (r)1,995.0 | 1,994.2 | 1,991.2 | (p)1,989.6 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)82.7 | (r)83.2 | (r)82.6 | 85.1 | 88.0 | (p)90.8 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | (p)4.4 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,956.0 | 1,950.6 | 1,950.8 | 1,956.8 | 1,956.8 | (p)1,957.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.0 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
30.8 | 30.8 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | (p)30.5 | |
12-month % change |
-2.5 | -2.5 | -2.9 | -4.4 | -3.8 | (p)-4.4 | |
Construction(3) |
131.0 | 131.7 | 132.5 | 133.0 | 134.7 | (p)136.4 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | (p)3.8 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
138.3 | 138.0 | 138.1 | 139.3 | 139.3 | (p)138.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | (p)0.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
374.6 | 371.1 | 371.2 | 372.3 | 372.5 | (p)371.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.3 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -0.3 | (p)-0.6 | |
Information(3) |
18.7 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.6 | (p)17.8 | |
12-month % change |
-15.4 | -12.7 | -14.9 | -16.4 | -11.6 | (p)-11.0 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
98.2 | 97.5 | 97.3 | 97.0 | 95.8 | (p)95.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -1.5 | (p)-2.7 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
217.8 | 216.6 | 216.0 | 217.9 | 218.0 | (p)218.6 | |
12-month % change |
-1.3 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -1.2 | (p)-1.0 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
335.8 | 335.2 | 335.6 | 335.9 | 337.9 | (p)337.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | (p)1.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
219.8 | 220.4 | 220.5 | 220.3 | 218.9 | (p)219.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -1.2 | (p)-1.4 | |
Other Services(3) |
74.2 | 74.2 | 73.6 | 74.4 | 74.2 | (p)75.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | (p)2.6 | |
Government(3) |
316.8 | 316.6 | 317.2 | 318.1 | 317.2 | (p)317.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | (p)0.7 | |
Footnotes |