Table Data - Unemployed Persons in New Orleans-Metairie, LA (MSA)

Title Unemployed Persons in New Orleans-Metairie, LA (MSA)
Series ID LAUMT223538000000004
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1990-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Last Updated 2026-06-03 2:36 PM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1990-01-01 33849
1990-02-01 30990
1990-03-01 29118
1990-04-01 29538
1990-05-01 31247
1990-06-01 38184
1990-07-01 37322
1990-08-01 35142
1990-09-01 35702
1990-10-01 34664
1990-11-01 36194
1990-12-01 35052
1991-01-01 37577
1991-02-01 36589
1991-03-01 35856
1991-04-01 34705
1991-05-01 39330
1991-06-01 46644
1991-07-01 44397
1991-08-01 39993
1991-09-01 38794
1991-10-01 39125
1991-11-01 40794
1991-12-01 39920
1992-01-01 43949
1992-02-01 42493
1992-03-01 41507
1992-04-01 41803
1992-05-01 45607
1992-06-01 56615
1992-07-01 56045
1992-08-01 50711
1992-09-01 50442
1992-10-01 47404
1992-11-01 48926
1992-12-01 47099
1993-01-01 50147
1993-02-01 46009
1993-03-01 44960
1993-04-01 43489
1993-05-01 46769
1993-06-01 55692
1993-07-01 54229
1993-08-01 48753
1993-09-01 46618
1993-10-01 48493
1993-11-01 49564
1993-12-01 45591
1994-01-01 51337
1994-02-01 47218
1994-03-01 45784
1994-04-01 44034
1994-05-01 45618
1994-06-01 53746
1994-07-01 53121
1994-08-01 48352
1994-09-01 44601
1994-10-01 45554
1994-11-01 44237
1994-12-01 39937
1995-01-01 44025
1995-02-01 40078
1995-03-01 40230
1995-04-01 41435
1995-05-01 42050
1995-06-01 50167
1995-07-01 49839
1995-08-01 42739
1995-09-01 41298
1995-10-01 40250
1995-11-01 40127
1995-12-01 37579
1996-01-01 42870
1996-02-01 38273
1996-03-01 38066
1996-04-01 37080
1996-05-01 40775
1996-06-01 46416
1996-07-01 46759
1996-08-01 38644
1996-09-01 37817
1996-10-01 37136
1996-11-01 36220
1996-12-01 33327
1997-01-01 35869
1997-02-01 32513
1997-03-01 31776
1997-04-01 28846
1997-05-01 32865
1997-06-01 40111
1997-07-01 37532
1997-08-01 32651
1997-09-01 31274
1997-10-01 30080
1997-11-01 29177
1997-12-01 27040
1998-01-01 29696
1998-02-01 26356
1998-03-01 27565
1998-04-01 25905
1998-05-01 29726
1998-06-01 37779
1998-07-01 37060
1998-08-01 32745
1998-09-01 31629
1998-10-01 30017
1998-11-01 29054
1998-12-01 26912
1999-01-01 28942
1999-02-01 27481
1999-03-01 24527
1999-04-01 23780
1999-05-01 24872
1999-06-01 32618
1999-07-01 31850
1999-08-01 28184
1999-09-01 27672
1999-10-01 27187
1999-11-01 25503
1999-12-01 23346
2000-01-01 27331
2000-02-01 25387
2000-03-01 24463
2000-04-01 21609
2000-05-01 26563
2000-06-01 32096
2000-07-01 30837
2000-08-01 29069
2000-09-01 26450
2000-10-01 27064
2000-11-01 28130
2000-12-01 25430
2001-01-01 29801
2001-02-01 26124
2001-03-01 25410
2001-04-01 23821
2001-05-01 25626
2001-06-01 31696
2001-07-01 29620
2001-08-01 28259
2001-09-01 27439
2001-10-01 29791
2001-11-01 31329
2001-12-01 29547
2002-01-01 32020
2002-02-01 29199
2002-03-01 27660
2002-04-01 26768
2002-05-01 29490
2002-06-01 34956
2002-07-01 32421
2002-08-01 30013
2002-09-01 27187
2002-10-01 27947
2002-11-01 29479
2002-12-01 27670
2003-01-01 30246
2003-02-01 28674
2003-03-01 26886
2003-04-01 25780
2003-05-01 29196
2003-06-01 36195
2003-07-01 33666
2003-08-01 31062
2003-09-01 28313
2003-10-01 28037
2003-11-01 28726
2003-12-01 26205
2004-01-01 29981
2004-02-01 26488
2004-03-01 25161
2004-04-01 23502
2004-05-01 26468
2004-06-01 31844
2004-07-01 29600
2004-08-01 26616
2004-09-01 25713
2004-10-01 27175
2004-11-01 27971
2004-12-01 26385
2005-01-01 29937
2005-02-01 27821
2005-03-01 24732
2005-04-01 23476
2005-05-01 26913
2005-06-01 31593
2005-07-01 30680
2005-08-01 27781
2005-09-01 .
2005-10-01 .
2005-11-01 .
2005-12-01 .
2006-01-01 .
2006-02-01 .
2006-03-01 .
2006-04-01 .
2006-05-01 .
2006-06-01 .
2006-07-01 17935
2006-08-01 17195
2006-09-01 17984
2006-10-01 17041
2006-11-01 16588
2006-12-01 15174
2007-01-01 17890
2007-02-01 15593
2007-03-01 15418
2007-04-01 15345
2007-05-01 16683
2007-06-01 19305
2007-07-01 17942
2007-08-01 16533
2007-09-01 16612
2007-10-01 14591
2007-11-01 14548
2007-12-01 15098
2008-01-01 18419
2008-02-01 15256
2008-03-01 16665
2008-04-01 15023
2008-05-01 17552
2008-06-01 22239
2008-07-01 22039
2008-08-01 22894
2008-09-01 26884
2008-10-01 24616
2008-11-01 23603
2008-12-01 24682
2009-01-01 29031
2009-02-01 27598
2009-03-01 28007
2009-04-01 27564
2009-05-01 29265
2009-06-01 34851
2009-07-01 33690
2009-08-01 32298
2009-09-01 31886
2009-10-01 30502
2009-11-01 29141
2009-12-01 29905
2010-01-01 34142
2010-02-01 30981
2010-03-01 31772
2010-04-01 31510
2010-05-01 33608
2010-06-01 38313
2010-07-01 38276
2010-08-01 37643
2010-09-01 37065
2010-10-01 35917
2010-11-01 35490
2010-12-01 34140
2011-01-01 37805
2011-02-01 34499
2011-03-01 34086
2011-04-01 32261
2011-05-01 33840
2011-06-01 38536
2011-07-01 37580
2011-08-01 36059
2011-09-01 35601
2011-10-01 34396
2011-11-01 32062
2011-12-01 31516
2012-01-01 34865
2012-02-01 32334
2012-03-01 32109
2012-04-01 30243
2012-05-01 32444
2012-06-01 37383
2012-07-01 36436
2012-08-01 33612
2012-09-01 32254
2012-10-01 30283
2012-11-01 27642
2012-12-01 29275
2013-01-01 34505
2013-02-01 30990
2013-03-01 30240
2013-04-01 29512
2013-05-01 31491
2013-06-01 35982
2013-07-01 34165
2013-08-01 32080
2013-09-01 31268
2013-10-01 29061
2013-11-01 26485
2013-12-01 24374
2014-01-01 27416
2014-02-01 25841
2014-03-01 26721
2014-04-01 24953
2014-05-01 28540
2014-06-01 32815
2014-07-01 35304
2014-08-01 34881
2014-09-01 34129
2014-10-01 32757
2014-11-01 32878
2014-12-01 30800
2015-01-01 34158
2015-02-01 30882
2015-03-01 30239
2015-04-01 28983
2015-05-01 30519
2015-06-01 32614
2015-07-01 32145
2015-08-01 29585
2015-09-01 29096
2015-10-01 27979
2015-11-01 26013
2015-12-01 24220
2016-01-01 27977
2016-02-01 25720
2016-03-01 26761
2016-04-01 25518
2016-05-01 25837
2016-06-01 30831
2016-07-01 30424
2016-08-01 28886
2016-09-01 28619
2016-10-01 26137
2016-11-01 24146
2016-12-01 23377
2017-01-01 26431
2017-02-01 23769
2017-03-01 23024
2017-04-01 22725
2017-05-01 22647
2017-06-01 26478
2017-07-01 26148
2017-08-01 25565
2017-09-01 23387
2017-10-01 20408
2017-11-01 20010
2017-12-01 19036
2018-01-01 21592
2018-02-01 20556
2018-03-01 21003
2018-04-01 20851
2018-05-01 21641
2018-06-01 28009
2018-07-01 26352
2018-08-01 24303
2018-09-01 22407
2018-10-01 21235
2018-11-01 19715
2018-12-01 19517
2019-01-01 23055
2019-02-01 19329
2019-03-01 18246
2019-04-01 17168
2019-05-01 19510
2019-06-01 24672
2019-07-01 24291
2019-08-01 22751
2019-09-01 21280
2019-10-01 21548
2019-11-01 20585
2019-12-01 19496
2020-01-01 21211
2020-02-01 17377
2020-03-01 30447
2020-04-01 81302
2020-05-01 76483
2020-06-01 72789
2020-07-01 66372
2020-08-01 54251
2020-09-01 54867
2020-10-01 47382
2020-11-01 39454
2020-12-01 37988
2021-01-01 40093
2021-02-01 37490
2021-03-01 35675
2021-04-01 38204
2021-05-01 37169
2021-06-01 40950
2021-07-01 35400
2021-08-01 30235
2021-09-01 30649
2021-10-01 24258
2021-11-01 21582
2021-12-01 18942
2022-01-01 22331
2022-02-01 20181
2022-03-01 18917
2022-04-01 17062
2022-05-01 18094
2022-06-01 21706
2022-07-01 20515
2022-08-01 19054
2022-09-01 17407
2022-10-01 15893
2022-11-01 15301
2022-12-01 15339
2023-01-01 17847
2023-02-01 16995
2023-03-01 16682
2023-04-01 15069
2023-05-01 17884
2023-06-01 20336
2023-07-01 18336
2023-08-01 19584
2023-09-01 19272
2023-10-01 19211
2023-11-01 18282
2023-12-01 18271
2024-01-01 20494
2024-02-01 19549
2024-03-01 19197
2024-04-01 17132
2024-05-01 18203
2024-06-01 22911
2024-07-01 23089
2024-08-01 22276
2024-09-01 21259
2024-10-01 21246
2024-11-01 20268
2024-12-01 18647
2025-01-01 20495
2025-02-01 19183
2025-03-01 19476
2025-04-01 18282
2025-05-01 20355
2025-06-01 23232
2025-07-01 22354
2025-08-01 20865
2025-09-01 20937
2025-10-01 .
2025-11-01 20653
2025-12-01 18924
2026-01-01 21372
2026-02-01 21211
2026-03-01 21067
2026-04-01 18530

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