Unemployment rates in St. Landry and Evangeline parishes dropped in November from year-ago levels, but the number of people working also declined.
Among those who were at the Hazelwood Energy Hub announcement at the Delta Grand Theater in Opelousas in September were, from left, Celeste Gomez, St. Landry Parish Tourism executive director; and Launey Griffith and Randy Esters, both of Louisiana State University Eunice. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The year closes out on what may be one of the worst downturns in the oil patch.
Employment and sales tax numbers for St. Landry Parish indicated the downturn in the oil and gas industry were hitting home.
Unemployment rates in the Tri-Parish area rose in October, according to not-seasonally-adjusted data released Monday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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.
St. Landry Parish’s unemployment was 7.8 percent in September, down from 8.1 percent a year ago, but the number of people employed and looking for jobs dropped over the year, a report by the Louisiana Workforce Commission shows.
