Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Shreveport rose 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Shreveport peaked in May 2011 at 7.7% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.2% in September 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Shreveport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Louisiana	7.1%	+0.1	-0.4
Shreveport	6.9%	+0.3	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Shreveport, Louisiana, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Shreveport, Louisiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Shreveport peaked in May 2011 at 14,420. There are now 1,839 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,496 in September 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,085. Shreveport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Shreveport, Louisiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Shreveport	12,581	+573	-1,173

Number of Unemployed Persons

Shreveport, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Louisiana Unemployment Rate	Shreveport Unemployment Rate	Shreveport Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.1%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.1%	6.9%	12,581
February 2012	8.3%	7.0%	6.6%	12,008
January 2012	8.3%	6.9%	6.3%	11,562
December 2011	8.5%	7.0%	6.4%	11,824
November 2011	8.7%	7.1%	6.4%	11,753
October 2011	8.9%	7.1%	6.4%	11,722
September 2011	9.0%	7.2%	6.2%	11,496
August 2011	9.1%	7.3%	6.4%	11,882
July 2011	9.1%	7.3%	6.8%	12,597
June 2011	9.1%	7.3%	7.2%	13,421
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.7%	14,420
April 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.5%	14,074