Louisiana Unemployment Rate Report

Louisiana Unemployment by County

Louisiana Current Unemployment 3.8%

Louisiana Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Louisiana has ranged from 3.5% in April 2022 to 14.5% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Louisiana is 3.8% for August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

LA Highest Unemployment by County

East Carroll Parish, LA unemployment rate

9.3%

St. Helena Parish, LA unemployment rate

6.4%

Morehouse Parish, LA unemployment rate

5.9%

St. John the Baptist Parish, LA unemployment rate

5.7%

Madison Parish, LA unemployment rate

5.7%

Orleans Parish, LA unemployment rate

5.5%

Assumption Parish, LA unemployment rate

5.3%

Iberville Parish, LA unemployment rate

5.2%

St. James Parish, LA unemployment rate

5.2%

West Carroll Parish, LA unemployment rate

5.0%

LA Unemployment City Links

New Orleans, LA Unemployment Report

Baton Rouge, LA Unemployment Report

Shreveport, LA Unemployment Report

Metairie, LA Unemployment Report

Lafayette, LA Unemployment Report

Lake Charles, LA Unemployment Report

Kenner, LA Unemployment Report

Bossier City, LA Unemployment Report

Monroe, LA Unemployment Report

Alexandria, LA Unemployment Report

LA Unemployment Rate by Month

2012 LA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2022	4.3%	4.0%
2/2022	3.9%	3.8%
3/2022	3.8%	3.6%
4/2022	3.5%	3.6%
5/2022	3.6%	3.6%
5/2022	3.6%	3.6%
6/2022	4.6%	3.6%
7/2022	4.5%	3.5%
8/2022	3.8%	3.7%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2021	7.6%	6.3%
2/2021	7.1%	6.2%
3/2021	6.6%	6.0%
4/2021	6.7%	6.1%
5/2021	6.7%	5.8%
6/2021	7.4%	5.9%
7/2021	6.3%	5.4%
8/2021	5.6%	5.2%
9/2021	5.1%	4.7%
10/2021	4.3%	4.6%
11/2021	4.0%	4.2%
12/2021	3.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2020	5.7%	3.6%
2/2020	4.3%	3.5%
3/2020	6.3%	4.4%
4/2020	14.5%	14.7%
5/2020	13.9%	13.3%
6/2020	10.4%	11.1%
7/2020	10.0%	10.2%
8/2020	8.0%	8.4%
9/2020	8.1%	7.9%
10/2020	9.3%	6.9%
11/2020	7.3%	6.7%
12/2020	7.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2019	5.2%	4.0%
2/2019	4.2%	3.8%
3/2019	4.1%	3.8%
4/2019	3.8%	3.6%
5/2019	4.3%	3.6%
6/2019	5.6%	3.7%
7/2019	5.5%	3.7%
8/2019	5.4%	3.7%
9/2019	5.0%	3.5%
10/2019	5.0%	3.6%
11/2019	5.0%	3.5%
12/2019	4.9%	3.5%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2018	4.9%	4.1%
2/2018	4.4%	4.1%
3/2018	4.5%	4.0%
4/2018	4.5%	3.9%
5/2018	4.8%	3.8%
6/2018	6.2%	4.0%
7/2018	5.7%	3.9%
8/2018	5.4%	3.8%
9/2018	4.9%	3.7%
10/2018	4.6%	3.8%
11/2018	4.3%	3.7%
12/2018	4.3%	3.9%
12/2018	4.3%	3.9%
12/2018	4.3%	3.9%
12/2018	4.3%	3.9%
12/2018	4.3%	3.9%
12/2018	4.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2017	6.1%	4.7%
2/2017	5.4%	4.7%
3/2017	5.2%	4.4%
4/2017	5.0%	4.4%
5/2017	5.1%	4.4%
6/2017	5.9%	4.3%
7/2017	5.6%	4.3%
8/2017	5.6%	4.4%
9/2017	4.9%	4.2%
10/2017	4.4%	4.1%
11/2017	4.2%	4.2%
12/2017	4.1%	4.1%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2016	6.4%	4.9%
2/2016	5.8%	4.9%
3/2016	6.0%	5.0%
4/2016	5.7%	5.0%
5/2016	5.8%	4.8%
6/2016	7.0%	4.9%
7/2016	6.7%	4.8%
8/2016	6.6%	4.9%
9/2016	6.4%	5.0%
10/2016	5.9%	4.9%
11/2016	5.4%	4.7%
12/2016	5.3%	4.7%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2015	7.2%	5.7%
2/2015	6.4%	5.5%
3/2015	6.3%	5.4%
4/2015	6.0%	5.4%
5/2015	6.4%	5.6%
6/2015	7.1%	5.3%
7/2015	6.8%	5.2%
8/2015	6.4%	5.1%
9/2015	6.1%	5.0%
10/2015	6.0%	5.0%
11/2015	5.7%	5.1%
12/2015	5.5%	5.0%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2014	5.7%	6.6%
2/2014	5.3%	6.7%
3/2014	5.6%	6.7%
4/2014	5.1%	6.2%
5/2014	6.1%	6.3%
6/2014	7.0%	6.1%
7/2014	7.2%	6.2%
8/2014	7.4%	6.1%
9/2014	7.0%	5.9%
10/2014	6.9%	5.7%
11/2014	6.8%	5.8%
12/2014	6.5%	5.6%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2013	7.9%	8.0%
2/2013	6.9%	7.7%
3/2013	6.8%	7.5%
4/2013	6.6%	7.6%
5/2013	7.0%	7.5%
6/2013	8.0%	7.5%
7/2013	7.3%	7.3%
8/2013	7.0%	7.2%
9/2013	6.5%	7.2%
10/2013	6.2%	7.2%
11/2013	5.5%	6.9%
12/2013	5.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2012	8.0%	8.3%
2/2012	7.3%	8.3%
3/2012	7.2%	8.2%
4/2012	6.7%	8.2%
5/2012	7.2%	8.2%
6/2012	8.3%	8.2%
7/2012	7.8%	8.2%
8/2012	7.4%	8.1%
9/2012	6.6%	7.8%
10/2012	6.5%	7.8%
11/2012	5.9%	7.7%
12/2012	6.5%	7.9%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2011	8.8%	9.1%
2/2011	7.9%	9.0%
3/2011	7.8%	9.0%
4/2011	7.4%	9.1%
5/2011	7.7%	9.0%
6/2011	8.7%	9.1%
7/2011	8.2%	9.0%
8/2011	8.1%	9.0%
9/2011	7.7%	9.0%
10/2011	7.5%	8.8%
11/2011	6.9%	8.6%
12/2011	7.0%	8.5%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2010	8.2%	9.8%
2/2010	7.2%	9.8%
3/2010	7.3%	9.9%
4/2010	7.1%	9.9%
5/2010	7.6%	9.6%
6/2010	8.6%	9.4%
7/2010	8.4%	9.4%
8/2010	8.7%	9.5%
9/2010	8.2%	9.5%
10/2010	8.1%	9.4%
11/2010	8.1%	9.8%
12/2010	7.9%	9.3%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2009	6.7%	7.8%
2/2009	6.1%	8.3%
3/2009	6.2%	8.7%
4/2009	5.8%	9.0%
5/2009	6.5%	9.4%
6/2009	7.8%	9.5%
7/2009	7.5%	9.5%
8/2009	7.4%	9.6%
9/2009	7.1%	9.8%
10/2009	7.0%	10.0%
11/2009	6.7%	9.9%
12/2009	7.0%	9.9%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2008	4.8%	5.0%
2/2008	3.9%	4.9%
3/2008	4.2%	5.1%
4/2008	3.6%	5.0%
5/2008	4.3%	5.4%
6/2008	5.4%	5.6%
7/2008	5.2%	5.8%
8/2008	5.5%	6.1%
9/2008	5.7%	6.1%
10/2008	5.4%	6.5%
11/2008	5.3%	6.8%
12/2008	5.5%	7.3%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2007	4.9%	4.6%
2/2007	4.0%	4.5%
3/2007	4.1%	4.4%
4/2007	4.0%	4.5%
5/2007	4.2%	4.4%
6/2007	5.1%	4.6%
7/2007	4.7%	4.7%
8/2007	4.4%	4.6%
9/2007	4.1%	4.7%
10/2007	3.8%	4.7%
11/2007	3.7%	4.7%
12/2007	4.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2006	6.1%	4.7%
2/2006	4.5%	4.8%
3/2006	4.3%	4.7%
4/2006	4.1%	4.7%
5/2006	4.3%	4.6%
6/2006	5.1%	4.6%
7/2006	4.5%	4.7%
8/2006	4.5%	4.7%
9/2006	4.2%	4.5%
10/2006	4.0%	4.4%
11/2006	4.1%	4.5%
12/2006	3.9%	4.4%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2005	6.3%	5.3%
2/2005	5.7%	5.4%
3/2005	5.4%	5.2%
4/2005	5.1%	5.2%
5/2005	5.6%	5.1%
6/2005	6.6%	5.0%
7/2005	6.2%	5.0%
8/2005	6.1%	4.9%
9/2005	10.9%	5.0%
10/2005	10.6%	5.0%
11/2005	10.3%	5.0%
12/2005	6.7%	4.9%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2004	6.6%	5.7%
2/2004	5.6%	5.6%
3/2004	5.9%	5.8%
4/2004	5.5%	5.6%
5/2004	5.9%	5.6%
6/2004	7.0%	5.6%
7/2004	6.4%	5.5%
8/2004	5.9%	5.4%
9/2004	5.7%	5.4%
10/2004	5.6%	5.5%
11/2004	5.5%	5.4%
12/2004	5.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2003	6.9%	5.8%
2/2003	6.1%	5.9%
3/2003	6.3%	5.9%
4/2003	6.1%	6.0%
5/2003	6.5%	6.1%
6/2003	7.9%	6.3%
7/2003	7.2%	6.2%
8/2003	6.9%	6.1%
9/2003	6.3%	6.1%
10/2003	5.8%	6.0%
11/2003	5.6%	5.8%
12/2003	5.4%	5.7%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2002	6.9%	5.7%
2/2002	5.8%	5.7%
3/2002	5.8%	5.7%
4/2002	5.7%	5.9%
5/2002	5.9%	5.8%
6/2002	7.1%	5.8%
7/2002	6.4%	5.8%
8/2002	6.4%	5.7%
9/2002	6.0%	5.7%
10/2002	5.9%	5.7%
11/2002	6.0%	5.9%
12/2002	6.0%	6.0%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2001	6.4%	4.2%
2/2001	5.3%	4.2%
3/2001	5.5%	4.3%
4/2001	5.1%	4.4%
5/2001	5.2%	4.3%
6/2001	6.3%	4.5%
7/2001	5.7%	4.6%
8/2001	5.9%	4.9%
9/2001	5.8%	5.0%
10/2001	5.9%	5.3%
11/2001	5.9%	5.5%
12/2001	5.9%	5.7%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/2000	5.5%	4.0%
2/2000	4.8%	4.1%
3/2000	4.9%	4.0%
4/2000	4.4%	3.8%
5/2000	5.0%	4.0%
6/2000	6.1%	4.0%
7/2000	5.7%	4.0%
8/2000	5.8%	4.1%
9/2000	5.5%	3.9%
10/2000	5.3%	3.9%
11/2000	5.4%	3.9%
12/2000	5.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1999	5.6%	4.3%
2/1999	4.9%	4.4%
3/1999	4.6%	4.2%
4/1999	4.5%	4.3%
5/1999	4.6%	4.2%
6/1999	5.9%	4.3%
7/1999	5.7%	4.3%
8/1999	5.5%	4.2%
9/1999	5.4%	4.2%
10/1999	5.1%	4.1%
11/1999	4.6%	4.1%
12/1999	4.4%	4.0%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1998	5.9%	4.6%
2/1998	5.0%	4.6%
3/1998	5.4%	4.7%
4/1998	5.1%	4.3%
5/1998	5.6%	4.4%
6/1998	7.0%	4.5%
7/1998	6.6%	4.5%
8/1998	6.4%	4.5%
9/1998	6.0%	4.6%
10/1998	5.4%	4.5%
11/1998	5.0%	4.4%
12/1998	4.8%	4.4%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1997	6.7%	5.3%
2/1997	5.8%	5.2%
3/1997	6.0%	5.2%
4/1997	5.6%	5.1%
5/1997	6.1%	4.9%
6/1997	7.3%	5.0%
7/1997	6.6%	4.9%
8/1997	6.4%	4.8%
9/1997	6.0%	4.9%
10/1997	5.6%	4.7%
11/1997	5.1%	4.6%
12/1997	5.0%	4.7%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1996	7.5%	5.6%
2/1996	6.4%	5.5%
3/1996	6.5%	5.5%
4/1996	6.3%	5.6%
5/1996	6.6%	5.6%
6/1996	7.5%	5.3%
7/1996	7.3%	5.5%
8/1996	6.8%	5.1%
9/1996	6.5%	5.2%
10/1996	6.2%	5.2%
11/1996	6.0%	5.4%
12/1996	5.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1995	7.9%	5.6%
2/1995	6.9%	5.4%
3/1995	6.9%	5.4%
4/1995	7.0%	5.8%
5/1995	7.0%	5.6%
6/1995	8.0%	5.6%
7/1995	7.5%	5.7%
8/1995	7.2%	5.7%
9/1995	6.8%	5.6%
10/1995	6.4%	5.5%
11/1995	6.2%	5.6%
12/1995	6.1%	5.6%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1994	8.9%	6.6%
2/1994	8.0%	6.6%
3/1994	7.9%	6.5%
4/1994	7.6%	6.4%
5/1994	7.6%	6.1%
6/1994	8.8%	6.1%
7/1994	8.4%	6.1%
8/1994	8.2%	6.0%
9/1994	7.7%	5.9%
10/1994	7.5%	5.8%
11/1994	7.0%	5.6%
12/1994	6.6%	5.5%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1993	8.3%	7.3%
2/1993	7.4%	7.1%
3/1993	7.2%	7.0%
4/1993	7.0%	7.1%
5/1993	7.2%	7.1%
6/1993	8.5%	7.0%
7/1993	8.0%	6.9%
8/1993	7.8%	6.8%
9/1993	7.6%	6.7%
10/1993	7.7%	6.8%
11/1993	7.5%	6.6%
12/1993	7.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1992	8.2%	7.3%
2/1992	7.7%	7.4%
3/1992	7.5%	7.4%
4/1992	7.3%	7.4%
5/1992	7.9%	7.6%
6/1992	9.5%	7.8%
7/1992	8.8%	7.7%
8/1992	8.7%	7.6%
9/1992	8.4%	7.6%
10/1992	7.6%	7.3%
11/1992	7.5%	7.4%
12/1992	7.3%	7.4%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1991	7.7%	6.4%
2/1991	7.0%	6.6%
3/1991	6.9%	6.8%
4/1991	6.5%	6.7%
5/1991	7.3%	6.9%
6/1991	8.4%	6.9%
7/1991	7.8%	6.8%
8/1991	7.6%	6.9%
9/1991	7.3%	6.9%
10/1991	7.0%	7.0%
11/1991	6.8%	7.0%
12/1991	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	LA %	National %
1/1990	6.5%	5.4%
2/1990	5.6%	5.3%
3/1990	5.2%	5.2%
4/1990	5.2%	5.4%
5/1990	5.5%	5.4%
6/1990	6.7%	5.2%
7/1990	6.5%	5.5%
8/1990	6.7%	5.7%
9/1990	6.9%	5.9%
10/1990	6.4%	5.9%
11/1990	6.5%	6.2%
12/1990	6.6%	6.3%