Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Houma fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Houma peaked in May 2011 at 6.2% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Houma unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Louisiana	6.8%	-0.1	-0.9
Houma	4.7%	-0.1	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Houma, Louisiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Houma, Louisiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Houma peaked in May 2011 at 6,416. There are now 1,492 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Houma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Houma, Louisiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Houma	4,924	-34	-778

Number of Unemployed Persons

Houma, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Louisiana Unemployment Rate	Houma Unemployment Rate	Houma Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.8%	4.7%	4,924
November 2011	8.7%	6.9%	4.8%	4,958
October 2011	8.9%	7.0%	4.8%	4,958
September 2011	9.0%	6.9%	4.8%	4,942
August 2011	9.1%	7.2%	5.0%	5,148
July 2011	9.1%	7.6%	5.4%	5,551
June 2011	9.1%	7.8%	5.7%	5,863
May 2011	9.0%	8.2%	6.2%	6,416
April 2011	9.0%	8.1%	6.1%	6,412
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	6.0%	6,323
February 2011	9.0%	7.9%	5.8%	6,107
January 2011	9.1%	7.8%	5.5%	5,816