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LOUISIANA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
MONTHLY , SEASONALLY ADJUSTED , PERCENT
Year Month Value Annual Average Year-to-Year Change December-to-December Change
1976 1 5.9 . . .
1976 2 6.1 . . .
1976 3 6.3 . . .
1976 4 6.4 . . .
1976 5 6.4 . . .
1976 6 6.6 . . .
1976 7 6.7 . . .
1976 8 7.2 . . .
1976 9 6.6 . . .
1976 10 6.8 . . .
1976 11 6.9 . . .
1976 12 6.6 6.5 . .
1977 1 7.0 . . .
1977 2 6.9 . . .
1977 3 7.1 . . .
1977 4 6.5 . . .
1977 5 6.4 . . .
1977 6 6.4 . . .
1977 7 6.6 . . .
1977 8 6.6 . . .
1977 9 6.9 . . .
1977 10 6.9 . . .
1977 11 7.1 . . .
1977 12 7.6 6.8 0.3 1.0
1978 1 7.7 . . .
1978 2 8.1 . . .
1978 3 7.7 . . .
1978 4 7.3 . . .
1978 5 7.0 . . .
1978 6 7.0 . . .
1978 7 6.3 . . .
1978 8 6.2 . . .
1978 9 6.2 . . .
1978 10 5.9 . . .
1978 11 5.8 . . .
1978 12 5.7 6.7 -0.1 -1.9
1979 1 5.7 . . .
1979 2 5.9 . . .
1979 3 6.0 . . .
1979 4 6.1 . . .
1979 5 6.2 . . .
1979 6 6.7 . . .
1979 7 6.6 . . .
1979 8 6.8 . . .
1979 9 6.8 . . .
1979 10 6.8 . . .
1979 11 6.9 . . .
1979 12 6.9 6.5 -0.3 1.2
1980 1 6.8 . . .
1980 2 7.0 . . .
1980 3 6.7 . . .
1980 4 6.7 . . .
1980 5 6.9 . . .
1980 6 6.4 . . .
1980 7 6.2 . . .
1980 8 6.3 . . .
1980 9 6.9 . . .
1980 10 7.5 . . .
1980 11 7.4 . . .
1980 12 7.8 6.9 0.4 0.9
1981 1 8.1 . . .
1981 2 7.8 . . .
1981 3 8.2 . . .
1981 4 8.5 . . .
1981 5 8.3 . . .
1981 6 8.5 . . .
1981 7 8.7 . . .
1981 8 8.5 . . .
1981 9 8.3 . . .
1981 10 8.5 . . .
1981 11 8.8 . . .
1981 12 9.2 8.5 1.6 1.4
1982 1 9.5 . . .
1982 2 9.2 . . .
1982 3 9.4 . . .
1982 4 9.5 . . .
1982 5 9.8 . . .
1982 6 10.2 . . .
1982 7 10.1 . . .
1982 8 10.5 . . .
1982 9 10.8 . . .
1982 10 11.1 . . .
1982 11 11.2 . . .
1982 12 11.2 10.2 1.8 2.0
1983 1 11.6 . . .
1983 2 12.3 . . .
1983 3 12.6 . . .
1983 4 12.6 . . .
1983 5 12.6 . . .
1983 6 12.3 . . .
1983 7 12.1 . . .
1983 8 11.9 . . .
1983 9 11.3 . . .
1983 10 10.6 . . .
1983 11 10.5 . . .
1983 12 10.2 11.7 1.5 -1.0
1984 1 9.9 . . .
1984 2 9.8 . . .
1984 3 9.5 . . .
1984 4 9.6 . . .
1984 5 9.6 . . .
1984 6 9.5 . . .
1984 7 9.5 . . .
1984 8 9.7 . . .
1984 9 9.9 . . .
1984 10 10.3 . . .
1984 11 10.5 . . .
1984 12 10.7 9.9 -1.8 0.5
1985 1 10.9 . . .
1985 2 11.4 . . .
1985 3 11.5 . . .
1985 4 11.4 . . .
1985 5 11.3 . . .
1985 6 11.2 . . .
1985 7 11.5 . . .
1985 8 11.5 . . .
1985 9 11.5 . . .
1985 10 11.6 . . .
1985 11 11.8 . . .
1985 12 12.0 11.5 1.6 1.3
1986 1 11.9 . . .
1986 2 12.0 . . .
1986 3 11.8 . . .
1986 4 12.3 . . .
1986 5 12.4 . . .
1986 6 12.7 . . .
1986 7 12.6 . . .
1986 8 12.8 . . .
1986 9 12.9 . . .
1986 10 12.8 . . .
1986 11 12.8 . . .
1986 12 12.7 12.5 1.0 0.7
1987 1 12.6 . . .
1987 2 12.5 . . .
1987 3 12.4 . . .
1987 4 12.0 . . .
1987 5 11.8 . . .
1987 6 11.8 . . .
1987 7 11.6 . . .
1987 8 11.5 . . .
1987 9 11.4 . . .
1987 10 11.4 . . .
1987 11 11.3 . . .
1987 12 11.3 11.8 -0.7 -1.4
1988 1 11.3 . . .
1988 2 11.2 . . .
1988 3 11.0 . . .
1988 4 10.7 . . .
1988 5 10.7 . . .
1988 6 10.4 . . .
1988 7 10.5 . . .
1988 8 10.4 . . .
1988 9 10.3 . . .
1988 10 10.0 . . .
1988 11 9.8 . . .
1988 12 9.8 10.5 -1.3 -1.5
1989 1 9.7 . . .
1989 2 9.4 . . .
1989 3 8.9 . . .
1989 4 8.5 . . .
1989 5 8.1 . . .
1989 6 7.8 . . .
1989 7 7.4 . . .
1989 8 7.0 . . .
1989 9 6.6 . . .
1989 10 6.3 . . .
1989 11 6.2 . . .
1989 12 5.8 7.6 -2.9 -4.0
1990 1 5.8 . . .
1990 2 5.5 . . .
1990 3 5.4 . . .
1990 4 5.4 . . .
1990 5 5.3 . . .
1990 6 5.5 . . .
1990 7 5.6 . . .
1990 8 6.1 . . .
1990 9 6.3 . . .
1990 10 6.3 . . .
1990 11 6.4 . . .
1990 12 6.7 5.9 -1.8 0.9
1991 1 6.8 . . .
1991 2 6.7 . . .
1991 3 6.6 . . .
1991 4 6.7 . . .
1991 5 6.9 . . .
1991 6 6.9 . . .
1991 7 7.1 . . .
1991 8 7.0 . . .
1991 9 6.9 . . .
1991 10 6.9 . . .
1991 11 6.9 . . .
1991 12 7.1 6.9 1.0 0.4
1992 1 7.3 . . .
1992 2 7.6 . . .
1992 3 7.7 . . .
1992 4 7.8 . . .
1992 5 7.7 . . .
1992 6 8.0 . . .
1992 7 8.4 . . .
1992 8 8.3 . . .
1992 9 8.4 . . .
1992 10 7.8 . . .
1992 11 7.5 . . .
1992 12 7.9 7.9 1.0 0.8
1993 1 7.6 . . .
1993 2 7.3 . . .
1993 3 7.4 . . .
1993 4 7.5 . . .
1993 5 7.4 . . .
1993 6 7.2 . . .
1993 7 7.2 . . .
1993 8 7.4 . . .
1993 9 7.3 . . .
1993 10 7.6 . . .
1993 11 7.8 . . .
1993 12 7.6 7.4 -0.4 -0.3
1994 1 7.8 . . .
1994 2 7.6 . . .
1994 3 7.7 . . .
1994 4 7.7 . . .
1994 5 7.7 . . .
1994 6 7.6 . . .
1994 7 7.6 . . .
1994 8 7.6 . . .
1994 9 7.4 . . .
1994 10 7.5 . . .
1994 11 7.3 . . .
1994 12 7.1 7.6 0.1 -0.5
1995 1 6.9 . . .
1995 2 6.9 . . .
1995 3 7.0 . . .
1995 4 7.1 . . .
1995 5 6.9 . . .
1995 6 6.7 . . .
1995 7 6.6 . . .
1995 8 6.5 . . .
1995 9 6.4 . . .
1995 10 6.4 . . .
1995 11 6.4 . . .
1995 12 6.4 6.7 -0.9 -0.7
1996 1 6.5 . . .
1996 2 6.4 . . .
1996 3 6.5 . . .
1996 4 6.4 . . .
1996 5 6.4 . . .
1996 6 6.4 . . .
1996 7 6.4 . . .
1996 8 6.3 . . .
1996 9 6.3 . . .
1996 10 6.4 . . .
1996 11 5.9 . . .
1996 12 5.9 6.3 -0.4 -0.5
1997 1 5.7 . . .
1997 2 5.6 . . .
1997 3 5.9 . . .
1997 4 5.7 . . .
1997 5 6.1 . . .
1997 6 5.9 . . .
1997 7 5.8 . . .
1997 8 5.7 . . .
1997 9 5.6 . . .
1997 10 5.7 . . .
1997 11 5.6 . . .
1997 12 5.3 5.7 -0.6 -0.6
1998 1 5.0 . . .
1998 2 4.8 . . .
1998 3 5.2 . . .
1998 4 5.5 . . .
1998 5 5.4 . . .
1998 6 5.5 . . .
1998 7 5.9 . . .
1998 8 5.6 . . .
1998 9 5.6 . . .
1998 10 5.2 . . .
1998 11 5.2 . . .
1998 12 5.1 5.3 -0.4 -0.2
1999 1 4.9 . . .
1999 2 4.8 . . .
1999 3 4.7 . . .
1999 4 4.8 . . .
1999 5 4.5 . . .
1999 6 4.6 . . .
1999 7 4.7 . . .
1999 8 4.8 . . .
1999 9 4.9 . . .
1999 10 4.9 . . .
1999 11 4.6 . . .
1999 12 4.4 4.7 -0.6 -0.7
2000 1 4.5 . . .
2000 2 4.5 . . .
2000 3 4.6 . . .
2000 4 4.5 . . .
2000 5 4.8 . . .
2000 6 4.9 . . .
2000 7 4.9 . . .
2000 8 5.1 . . .
2000 9 5.2 . . .
2000 10 5.4 . . .
2000 11 5.5 . . .
2000 12 5.4 4.9 0.2 1.0
2001 1 5.4 . . .
2001 2 5.2 . . .
2001 3 5.2 . . .
2001 4 5.1 . . .
2001 5 5.1 . . .
2001 6 5.1 . . .
2001 7 5.1 . . .
2001 8 5.1 . . .
2001 9 5.5 . . .
2001 10 5.6 . . .
2001 11 5.9 . . .
2001 12 6.0 5.4 0.4 0.6
2002 1 5.8 . . .
2002 2 5.8 . . .
2002 3 5.6 . . .
2002 4 5.7 . . .
2002 5 5.9 . . .
2002 6 5.8 . . .
2002 7 5.7 . . .
2002 8 5.9 . . .
2002 9 6.0 . . .
2002 10 6.0 . . .
2002 11 6.1 . . .
2002 12 6.1 5.9 0.5 0.1
2003 1 5.8 . . .
2003 2 6.1 . . .
2003 3 6.4 . . .
2003 4 6.4 . . .
2003 5 6.4 . . .
2003 6 6.6 . . .
2003 7 6.7 . . .
2003 8 6.4 . . .
2003 9 6.0 . . .
2003 10 5.8 . . .
2003 11 5.8 . . .
2003 12 5.9 6.2 0.3 -0.2
2004 1 5.8 . . .
2004 2 5.7 . . .
2004 3 5.5 . . .
2004 4 5.7 . . .
2004 5 5.7 . . .
2004 6 5.7 . . .
2004 7 5.5 . . .
2004 8 5.2 . . .
2004 9 5.4 . . .
2004 10 5.4 . . .
2004 11 5.3 . . .
2004 12 5.2 5.5 -0.7 -0.7
2005 1 5.3 . . .
2005 2 5.2 . . .
2005 3 5.0 . . .
2005 4 4.9 . . .
2005 5 4.9 . . .
2005 6 5.0 . . .
2005 7 5.0 . . .
2005 8 5.0 . . .
2005 9 11.1 . . .
2005 10 11.2 . . .
2005 11 11.4 . . .
2005 12 6.3 6.7 1.2 1.1
2006 1 4.5 . . .
2006 2 4.2 . . .
2006 3 4.1 . . .
2006 4 3.9 . . .
2006 5 3.8 . . .
2006 6 3.6 . . .
2006 7 3.2 . . .
2006 8 3.7 . . .
2006 9 4.0 . . .
2006 10 4.2 . . .
2006 11 4.2 . . .
2006 12 4.1 4.0 -2.7 -2.2
2007 1 3.8 . . .
2007 2 3.8 . . .
2007 3 3.9 . . .
2007 4 4.0 . . .
2007 5 4.1 . . .
2007 6 3.7 . . .
2007 7 3.7 . . .
2007 8 3.7 . . .
2007 9 3.9 . . .
2007 10 3.6 . . .
2007 11 3.7 . . .
2007 12 4.0 3.8 -0.1 -0.1
2008 1 4.0 . . .
2008 2 3.7 . . .
2008 3 4.5