Jobless rate up slightly
Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:39 PM CDT
By Steve Bandy / The Daily Iberian
Teche Area unemployment rates rose three-tenths of a percentage point in July compared to the same month last year, according to figures released late last week by the Louisiana Department of Labor.
In Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin parishes, 3,178 - or 3.9 percent - of the 81,936 eligible workers were unemployed in July 2007, while 2,952 - or 3.6 percent - of 82,314 were jobless in July 2006.
Although the numbers reflect a slight rise in the unemployment rate for the three-parish area, the rates remain well below the state average of 4.4 percent, which, coincidentally, was the unemployment rate for this area last month when more than 3,600 members of the civilian labor force - the number of people working and looking for work - were jobless. In St. Martin Parish, the unemployment rate rose only two-tenths of a percentage point - from 3.6 in July 2006 to 3.8 last month. However, in the tri-parish area, only St. Martin Parish showed an increase in the civilian labor force over the past year, the number rising from 23,704 last year to 23,928 in July 2007, an increase of 224.
The labor force in Iberia Parish dropped by 23. In St. Mary Parish, the labor force decreased by 579.Statewide, seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in Louisiana added 62,700 workers between July 2006 and July 2007, bringing the total number of jobs in the state to 1,920,700, the Department of Labor announced.
Louisiana's unadjusted unemployment rate for July 2007 was 4.4 percent, down from the preliminay June 2007 rate of 4.9 percent, but up from the July 2006 rate of 4.0 percent.Louisiana's civilian labor force for July 2007 increased to 1,979,552 from 1,969,834 last month. The number of employed in July was 1,932,315, an increase from 1,930,393 last July.
The state's unemployed for July 2007 increased to 88,469 from 80,506 in July 2006.For more detailed information on the July 2007 employment data for Louisiana, visit www.
LAWORKS.net and select Labor Market Information on the left-side menu, then LMI Bulletin - Workforce At A Glance or LMI Monthly Employment Statistics.
By Steve Bandy / The Daily Iberian
Teche Area unemployment rates rose three-tenths of a percentage point in July compared to the same month last year, according to figures released late last week by the Louisiana Department of Labor.
In Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin parishes, 3,178 - or 3.9 percent - of the 81,936 eligible workers were unemployed in July 2007, while 2,952 - or 3.6 percent - of 82,314 were jobless in July 2006.
Although the numbers reflect a slight rise in the unemployment rate for the three-parish area, the rates remain well below the state average of 4.4 percent, which, coincidentally, was the unemployment rate for this area last month when more than 3,600 members of the civilian labor force - the number of people working and looking for work - were jobless. In St. Martin Parish, the unemployment rate rose only two-tenths of a percentage point - from 3.6 in July 2006 to 3.8 last month. However, in the tri-parish area, only St. Martin Parish showed an increase in the civilian labor force over the past year, the number rising from 23,704 last year to 23,928 in July 2007, an increase of 224.
The labor force in Iberia Parish dropped by 23. In St. Mary Parish, the labor force decreased by 579.Statewide, seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in Louisiana added 62,700 workers between July 2006 and July 2007, bringing the total number of jobs in the state to 1,920,700, the Department of Labor announced.
Louisiana's unadjusted unemployment rate for July 2007 was 4.4 percent, down from the preliminay June 2007 rate of 4.9 percent, but up from the July 2006 rate of 4.0 percent.Louisiana's civilian labor force for July 2007 increased to 1,979,552 from 1,969,834 last month. The number of employed in July was 1,932,315, an increase from 1,930,393 last July.
The state's unemployed for July 2007 increased to 88,469 from 80,506 in July 2006.For more detailed information on the July 2007 employment data for Louisiana, visit www.
LAWORKS.net and select Labor Market Information on the left-side menu, then LMI Bulletin - Workforce At A Glance or LMI Monthly Employment Statistics.
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