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Seasonally adjusted data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment in Louisiana increased by 19,400 jobs to 1,989,700 since October 2017.
According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs have posted gains for 13 months in a row.
From October 2017, seasonally adjusted private-sector employment increased by 22,200 jobs to 1,665,900. Seasonally adjusted total private-sector employment has also added jobs over-the-year for the past 13 months.
“Over the past 13 months, Louisianans have continued to re-enter the labor market into jobs that both pay well and provide support for Louisiana residents and their familes,” said LWC Secretary Ava Dejoie. “This coupled with the recent news of Louisiana’s 4.3 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase during the second quarter which ranked 12th in the nation, shows that the state is moving in a direction that both employees and business owners can be confident in.”
Industries that showed the largest gains for seasonally adjusted jobs:
From September 2018, the not seasonally adjusted civilian labor force, or the number of people who are employed in addition to those looking for work increased by 8,813 to 2,107,987.
The number of not seasonally adjusted employed individuals increased by 14,930 to 2,009,360 from September 2018. The number of not seasonally adjusted unemployed individuals decreased by 6,117 to 98,627 over that same time frame.
The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 4.7 percent.
Source: LWC