Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Houma rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Houma peaked in December 2010 at 6.8% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in January 2014, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Houma unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | October 2019 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | +0.1 | -0.2 |
Louisiana | 4.5% | +0.2 | -0.4 |
Houma | 4.5% | +0.1 | -0.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Houma, Louisiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Houma, Louisiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Houma peaked in December 2010 at 6,461. There are now 2,648 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,625 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 188. Houma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Houma, Louisiana) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | October 2019 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Houma | 3,813 | +94 | -413 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Houma, Louisiana Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Louisiana Unemployment Rate |
Houma Unemployment Rate |
Houma Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
November 2019 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
October 2019 |
3.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 3,813 |
September 2019 |
3.5% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 3,719 |
August 2019 |
3.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3,676 |
July 2019 |
3.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3,660 |
June 2019 |
3.7% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 3,625 |
May 2019 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 3,633 |
April 2019 |
3.6% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3,740 |
March 2019 |
3.8% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 3,942 |
February 2019 |
3.8% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4,118 |
January 2019 |
4.0% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4,176 |
December 2018 |
3.9% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4,216 |
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. ↩