New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Orleans rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in New Orleans peaked in April 2020 at 17.6% and is now 14.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in September 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare New Orleans unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.7% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
Louisiana | 3.5% | +0.2 | -0.1 |
New Orleans | 3.5% | +0.1 | -0.1 |
Unemployment Rate: New Orleans, Louisiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
New Orleans, Louisiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in New Orleans peaked in April 2020 at 100,042. There are now 79,134 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 19,796 in September 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,112. New Orleans employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in New Orleans, Louisiana) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
New Orleans | 20,908 | +688 | -138 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
New Orleans, Louisiana Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Louisiana Unemployment Rate |
New Orleans Unemployment Rate |
New Orleans Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
November 2023 |
3.7% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 20,908 |
October 2023 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 20,220 |
September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 19,796 |
August 2023 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 20,112 |
July 2023 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 20,841 |
June 2023 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 22,215 |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 22,511 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 21,946 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 21,690 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 21,462 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 21,052 |
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. ↩