Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Shreveport rose 0.2 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.4%. 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 November 2010 at 8.1% and is now 3.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Shreveport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Louisiana	4.5%	-0.1	-1.2
Shreveport	4.4%	+0.2	-1.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 16,447. There are now 8,034 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,051 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 362.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Shreveport	8,413	+362	-2,804

Number of Unemployed Persons

Shreveport, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Louisiana Unemployment Rate	Shreveport Unemployment Rate	Shreveport Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.4%	8,413
January 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.2%	8,051
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.9%	9,307
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.1%	9,427
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.2%	9,560
September 2017	4.2%	4.8%	5.7%	10,539
August 2017	4.4%	4.9%	5.7%	10,499
July 2017	4.3%	5.0%	5.5%	10,224
June 2017	4.3%	5.2%	5.7%	10,666
May 2017	4.3%	5.3%	6.3%	11,863
April 2017	4.4%	5.4%	6.4%	12,146