Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Shreveport fell 0.0 percentage points in December 2018 to 5.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Shreveport peaked in November 2010 at 8.2% and is now 2.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.1 percentage points. You can also compare Shreveport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	+0.2	-0.2
Louisiana	4.9%	0.0	+0.3
Shreveport	5.3%	0.0	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2018 data as January 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 November 2010 at 16,500. There are now 6,679 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,038 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,783.

Unemployed Persons	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Shreveport	9,821	-80	+383

Number of Unemployed Persons

Shreveport, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Louisiana Unemployment Rate	Shreveport Unemployment Rate	Shreveport Unemployed
February 2019	3.8%	—	—	—
January 2019	4.0%	4.9%	—	—
December 2018	3.9%	4.9%	5.3%	9,821
November 2018	3.7%	4.9%	5.3%	9,901
October 2018	3.8%	4.9%	5.3%	9,837
September 2018	3.7%	4.9%	5.4%	10,032
August 2018	3.8%	4.9%	5.6%	10,466
July 2018	3.9%	5.0%	5.7%	10,610
June 2018	4.0%	5.0%	5.6%	10,448
May 2018	3.8%	5.0%	5.2%	9,946
April 2018	3.9%	4.9%	5.0%	9,592
March 2018	4.0%	4.8%	4.7%	9,074