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Alexandria, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Alexandria rose 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Alexandria peaked in April 2020 at 9.6% and is now 6.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in August 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Alexandria unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Louisiana 3.5% 0.0 -0.5
Alexandria 3.0% +0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Alexandria, Louisiana, National

Alexandria, Louisiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Alexandria, Louisiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Alexandria peaked in April 2020 at 5,668. There are now 3,716 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,799 in October 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 153. Alexandria employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Alexandria, Louisiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Alexandria 1,952 +33 -143

Number of Unemployed Persons

Alexandria, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Louisiana
Unemployment Rate
Alexandria
Unemployment Rate
Alexandria
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.5% 3.0% 1,952
December
2022
3.5% 3.5% 2.9% 1,919
November
2022
3.6% 3.6% 2.8% 1,819
October
2022
3.7% 3.6% 2.8% 1,799
September
2022
3.5% 3.6% 2.8% 1,802
August
2022
3.7% 3.5% 2.8% 1,802
July
2022
3.5% 3.5% 2.9% 1,869
June
2022
3.6% 3.5% 2.9% 1,906
May
2022
3.6% 3.5% 3.1% 1,989
April
2022
3.6% 3.6% 3.1% 2,030
March
2022
3.6% 3.7% 3.2% 2,040

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.