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Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Houma fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Houma peaked in April 2020 at 11.6% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in November 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Houma 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
Houma 3.3% 0.0 -1.1
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: Houma, Louisiana, National

Houma, Louisiana monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Houma, Louisiana Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Houma peaked in April 2020 at 9,772. There are now 6,990 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,755 in November 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 27. Houma employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Houma, Louisiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Houma 2,782 -35 -946

Number of Unemployed Persons

Houma, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Louisiana
Unemployment Rate
Houma
Unemployment Rate
Houma
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.5% 3.3% 2,782
December
2022
3.5% 3.5% 3.3% 2,817
November
2022
3.6% 3.6% 3.2% 2,755
October
2022
3.7% 3.6% 3.3% 2,827
September
2022
3.5% 3.6% 3.4% 2,931
August
2022
3.7% 3.5% 3.5% 3,008
July
2022
3.5% 3.5% 3.6% 3,114
June
2022
3.6% 3.5% 3.7% 3,176
May
2022
3.6% 3.5% 3.8% 3,287
April
2022
3.6% 3.6% 4.0% 3,433
March
2022
3.6% 3.7% 4.2% 3,541

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.