Seasonally Adjusted Regional Employment
Statistics for Louisiana's
Metropolitan Statistical Areas

JULY 2010

EMPLOYMENT OVERVIEW UNEMPLOYMENT OVERVIEW EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

Summary of Monthly Change

Labor Force:	2,094,821	Change from June:	-197
Unemployment:	150,454	Change from June:	3,381
Unemployment Rate:	7.2%	Change from June:	0.2%

Nonfarm Employment:	1,906,800	Change from June:	3,500


6-month	1-year	3-year		6-month	1-year	3-year

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Color Coded by Current Level of Unemployment

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Color Code By: Unemployment 6 Month Change Change from Recent Low

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Note: Color ranges are derived as quintiles from the 50 states.

State Employment Overview

State Unemployment Overview

State Employment by Industry

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Jul-10

Jul
Non-Farm
Payroll

Jun
to
Jul

May
to
Jun

Current Quarter
Total (000s)	%AR

Previous Quarter
Total (000s)	%AR

Year to date
2010 %AR	2009 %AR

(Thousands)

PAYROLL JOBS

Total Nonfarm

1,906.8

3.5

2.9

15.4

3.3

5.1

1.1

2.5

-3.6

Goods Producing

312.1

1.3

-0.2

-0.7

-0.8

2.6

3.4

3.1

-9.8

Construction

128.1

3.5

0.8

1.3

4.4

-1.5

-4.7

4.1

-5.8

NR/Mining

50.1

-0.4

-0.8

0.7

5.3

2.3

20.7

9.4

-17.2

Manufacturing

135.3

0.4

-1.1

-3.3

-0.6

-1.6

-1.3

-9.6

Durable Goods

72.1

0.7

-1.2

0.0

-0.3

1.6

9.1

6.8

-14.4

Non-Durable Goods

63.3

-0.2

0.0

-1.2

-7.2

-1.7

-9.7

-6.9

-4.4

Service-Providing

1,603.2

8.8

8.2

17.3

4.4

6.3

1.6

4.1

-2.9

Trade Transport Util.

370.1

2.8

-0.1

4.1

4.5

-0.6

2.7

-3.9

Wholesale Trade

69.2

0.6

-0.2

0.3

1.8

-1.2

-6.9

-2.7

-7.7

Retail Trade

222.0

1.4

-1.2

2.0

3.7

0.9

1.7

3.7

-0.9

Transport/Warehouse

68.8

0.6

1.1

1.2

7.4

0.6

3.6

6.2

-12.1

Transport Warehouse Util.

78.8

0.7

1.1

1.5

7.9

0.6

3.4

6.1

-10.4

Information

24.2

-0.3

0.0

-0.2

-2.7

0.1

2.2

-1.4

-17.3

Fin. Activities

88.3

-0.6

0.1

0.4

2.0

-0.3

-1.5

-0.2

-5.3

Finace & Ins.

59.7

-0.2

0.1

0.4

2.8

-0.1

-1.0

1.1

-2.4

Real Estate

28.7

0.0

-0.1

-1.4

-0.2

-2.3

-0.6

-10.5

Professional/Business

197.0

2.3

1.1

2.9

6.1

0.1

5.1

-9.4

Prof Sci and Tech

81.0

0.5

-0.2

0.9

4.4

0.4

1.9

3.5

-8.4

Management

24.4

0.0

-0.1

-1.1

0.1

1.9

1.1

-2.6

Admin Support

92.0

1.9

1.1

2.3

10.9

0.2

0.9

10.1

-12.7

Education/Health

280.0

3.7

2.8

3.6

5.4

2.0

3.0

6.1

2.8

Educ. Services

39.0

1.9

0.8

0.2

2.5

-0.1

-1.4

6.5

2.0

Health Care

241.3

2.5

2.2

3.5

6.1

1.1

1.8

5.7

2.3

Leisure & Hosp.

198.2

-0.8

1.6

-0.1

-0.3

2.8

5.9

1.6

-1.7

Arts, Entertain

31.0

-0.6

0.4

0.2

2.6

0.8

11.0

5.8

-5.9

Accom, Food

167.2

-0.2

1.2

-0.3

-0.8

2.0

5.0

0.8

-1.0

Other Services

68.5

-1.1

0.0

0.3

1.6

0.8

4.8

2.3

0.3

Government

367.0

-5.9

-1.7

3.4

3.7

-0.2

-0.5

0.8

Fed Gov

35.1

-2.2

-1.8

3.7

52.6

1.5

20.9

17.9

-0.5

State Gov

111.9

-2.6

-0.1

-0.8

-2.9

-0.6

-2.1

-4.7

-0.9

Local Gov

219.1

-1.4

0.1

-0.4

-0.7

-1.5

-2.7

-2.2

2.6

HOUSEHOLD JOBS

Labor Force

2,094.8

-0.2

-0.9

9.5

1.8

16.2

3.2

2.2

-1.0

# Employed

1,944.4

-3.6

-4.5

7.4

1.5

23.6

5.0

2.5

-4.1

# Unemployed

150.5

3.4

3.6

2.1

5.8

-7.4

-18.2

-1.2

58.1

Level

Jul09

Jul08

Unemployment Rate

7.2

0.2

7.0

0.0

7.0

-0.4

7.2

4.4

Notes:
Total Employment, Labor Force, and Unemployment data are drawn from the BLS household survey. All industry data are drawn from the BLS industry survey.

Seasonally Adjusted Regional Employment
Statistics for Louisiana's
Metropolitan Statistical Areas

JULY 2010

Summary of Monthly Change

Color Coded by Current Level of Unemployment

Color Coded by Six Month Unemployment Change

Color Coded by Unemployment Change from Recent Low

State Employment Overview

State Unemployment Overview

State Employment by Industry

Change Chart Frames

Seasonally Adjusted Regional Employment Statistics for Louisiana's Metropolitan Statistical Areas JULY 2010

Summary of Monthly Change

Color Coded by Current Level of Unemployment

Color Coded by Six Month Unemployment Change

Color Coded by Unemployment Change from Recent Low

State Employment Overview

State Unemployment Overview

State Employment by Industry

Change Chart Frames

Seasonally Adjusted Regional Employment
Statistics for Louisiana's
Metropolitan Statistical Areas

JULY 2010