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Basic Info

New Orleans, LA Unemployment Rate is at 4.80%, compared to 5.40% last month and 5.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.97%.

Stats

Last Value 4.80%
Latest Period Aug 2025
Last Updated Oct 1 2025, 13:33 EDT
Next Release Dec 17 2025, 10:30 EST
Long Term Average 6.97%
Average Growth Rate 8.45%
Value from Last Month 5.40%
Change from Last Month -11.11%
Value from 1 Year Ago 5.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -11.11%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
August 31, 2025 4.80%
July 31, 2025 5.40%
June 30, 2025 5.70%
May 31, 2025 5.00%
April 30, 2025 4.30%
March 31, 2025 4.60%
February 28, 2025 4.40%
January 31, 2025 4.80%
December 31, 2024 4.50%
November 30, 2024 4.80%
October 31, 2024 5.10%
September 30, 2024 5.00%
August 31, 2024 5.40%
July 31, 2024 5.60%
June 30, 2024 5.60%
May 31, 2024 4.30%
April 30, 2024 4.20%
March 31, 2024 4.50%
February 29, 2024 4.70%
January 31, 2024 5.10%
December 31, 2023 4.30%
November 30, 2023 4.40%
October 31, 2023 4.60%
September 30, 2023 4.60%
August 31, 2023 5.00%
Date Value
July 31, 2023 4.60%
June 30, 2023 5.00%
May 31, 2023 4.20%
April 30, 2023 3.60%
March 31, 2023 4.00%
February 28, 2023 4.20%
January 31, 2023 4.50%
December 31, 2022 3.70%
November 30, 2022 3.60%
October 31, 2022 3.70%
September 30, 2022 4.10%
August 31, 2022 4.70%
July 31, 2022 5.00%
June 30, 2022 5.20%
May 31, 2022 4.30%
April 30, 2022 4.10%
March 31, 2022 4.50%
February 28, 2022 4.90%
January 31, 2022 5.70%
December 31, 2021 4.60%
November 30, 2021 5.30%
October 31, 2021 5.90%
September 30, 2021 7.60%
August 31, 2021 7.80%
July 31, 2021 9.10%

Basic Info

New Orleans, LA Unemployment Rate is at 4.80%, compared to 5.40% last month and 5.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.97%.

Stats

Last Value 4.80%
Latest Period Aug 2025
Last Updated Oct 1 2025, 13:33 EDT
Next Release Dec 17 2025, 10:30 EST
Long Term Average 6.97%
Average Growth Rate 8.45%
Value from Last Month 5.40%
Change from Last Month -11.11%
Value from 1 Year Ago 5.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -11.11%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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