Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Shreveport fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2022 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Shreveport peaked in April 2020 at 12.4% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Shreveport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | -0.2 | -2.4 |
| Louisiana | 4.2% | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| Shreveport | 4.1% | 0.0 | -2.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Shreveport, Louisiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Shreveport, Louisiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Shreveport peaked in May 2020 at 21,612. There are now 14,007 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport | 7,605 | -60 | -3,589 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Shreveport, Louisiana Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Louisiana Unemployment Rate |
Shreveport Unemployment Rate |
Shreveport Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 7,605 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 7,665 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 7,812 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 8,290 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 8,200 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 8,186 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 8,565 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 9,180 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 9,895 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 10,515 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 10,908 |
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. ↩
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