Louisiana’s overall labor force and the number of people employed in the labor force set records for the third month in a row in May, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
St. Landry Parish’s unemployent rate dipped slightly to 7.8 percent in April from 7.9 percent in March, but remained above the 6.1 percent in April 2014, according to not seasonally adjusted data released Tuesday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Louisiana’s overall labor force and those employed in the labor force continued to increase in April, according to seasonally adjusted data released Wednesday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The St. Landry Parish unemployment rate rose to 8 percent in March, up from 7.8 percent in February and 5.7 percent in March 2014, according to not seasonally adjusted data released Tuesday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
BATON ROUGE — The St. Landry Parish unemployment was 7.8 percent in February, down from 8.6 percent January, but up from 6.4 percent a year ago in February, according to federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday.
