Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Shreveport rose 0.1 percentage points in January 2020 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Shreveport peaked in October 2010 at 8.1% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.6% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Shreveport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.4
Louisiana	5.3%	+0.1	+0.6
Shreveport	5.5%	+0.1	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with January 2020 data as February 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 16,452. There are now 6,391 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,593 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,468.

Unemployed Persons	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Shreveport	10,061	+150	+572

Number of Unemployed Persons

Shreveport, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Louisiana Unemployment Rate	Shreveport Unemployment Rate	Shreveport Unemployed
February 2020	3.5%	—	—	—
January 2020	3.6%	5.3%	5.5%	10,061
December 2019	3.5%	5.2%	5.4%	9,911
November 2019	3.5%	5.2%	5.2%	9,502
October 2019	3.6%	5.2%	5.0%	9,084
September 2019	3.5%	5.1%	4.8%	8,813
August 2019	3.7%	4.9%	4.7%	8,725
July 2019	3.7%	4.7%	4.7%	8,667
June 2019	3.7%	4.6%	4.6%	8,593
May 2019	3.6%	4.5%	4.6%	8,634
April 2019	3.6%	4.5%	4.7%	8,793
March 2019	3.8%	4.5%	4.9%	9,102