The Tri-Parish work force declined by 2.8 percent in the 12 months ending in February, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Employment in education and health services grew by 2,400 jobs in December 2015 to the highest level since the current employment tracking system began in 1990, while Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent, according to seasonally-adjusted data released today by the federal Bureau of L
Unemployment rates dropped from October 2014 to October 2015 in Louisiana and seven out of the state’s nine metropolitan statistical areas, according to not-seasonally-adjusted data released Monday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Louisiana’s unemployment rate decreased in July to 6.2 percent, its lowest level since June 2014, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
An increase in the unemployment rate is being blamed on a growth of the labor force in Louisiana, according data released Tuesday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
