# Nonfarm payroll employment in Louisiana

Nonfarm payroll employment in Louisiana was 2,022,000 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-22`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/louisiana
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-22

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 2,022,000 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 2,016,500 |
| 2026-06 | 2,010,200 |
| 2026-05 | 2,010,000 |
| 2026-04 | 2,009,300 |
| 2026-03 | 2,005,200 |
| 2026-02 | 2,001,200 |
| 2026-01 | 1,998,200 |
| 2025-12 | 1,997,200 |
| 2025-11 | 1,992,500 |
| 2025-10 | 1,991,200 |
| 2025-09 | 1,988,200 |
| 2025-08 | 1,989,900 |
| 2025-07 | 1,989,100 |
| 2025-06 | 1,989,900 |
| 2025-05 | 1,993,500 |
| 2025-04 | 1,998,500 |
| 2025-03 | 1,995,500 |
| 2025-02 | 2,002,500 |
| 2025-01 | 1,996,400 |
| 2024-12 | 1,993,700 |
| 2024-11 | 1,995,500 |
| 2024-10 | 1,994,500 |
| 2024-09 | 1,988,800 |
| 2024-08 | 1,994,300 |
| 2024-07 | 1,990,200 |
| 2024-06 | 1,981,000 |
| 2024-05 | 1,984,400 |
| 2024-04 | 1,981,800 |
| 2024-03 | 1,978,000 |
| 2024-02 | 1,973,200 |
| 2024-01 | 1,973,600 |
| 2023-12 | 1,970,800 |
| 2023-11 | 1,965,800 |
| 2023-10 | 1,967,200 |
| 2023-09 | 1,964,500 |
| 2023-08 | 1,958,800 |
| 2023-07 | 1,952,500 |
| 2023-06 | 1,962,800 |
| 2023-05 | 1,959,200 |
| 2023-04 | 1,955,100 |
| 2023-03 | 1,957,100 |
| 2023-02 | 1,952,100 |
| 2023-01 | 1,950,100 |
| 2022-12 | 1,942,200 |
| 2022-11 | 1,941,800 |
| 2022-10 | 1,940,500 |
| 2022-09 | 1,944,800 |
| 2022-08 | 1,941,400 |
| 2022-07 | 1,938,600 |
| 2022-06 | 1,923,800 |
| 2022-05 | 1,923,600 |
| 2022-04 | 1,920,700 |
| 2022-03 | 1,913,500 |
| 2022-02 | 1,912,500 |
| 2022-01 | 1,907,500 |
| 2021-12 | 1,911,100 |
| 2021-11 | 1,905,400 |
| 2021-10 | 1,898,900 |
| 2021-09 | 1,852,900 |
| 2021-08 | 1,894,700 |
| 2021-07 | 1,894,000 |
| 2021-06 | 1,881,200 |
| 2021-05 | 1,876,300 |
| 2021-04 | 1,868,500 |
| 2021-03 | 1,863,100 |
| 2021-02 | 1,846,400 |
| 2021-01 | 1,850,300 |
| 2020-12 | 1,850,000 |
| 2020-11 | 1,845,500 |
| 2020-10 | 1,834,000 |
| 2020-09 | 1,811,200 |
| 2020-08 | 1,811,100 |
| 2020-07 | 1,790,700 |
| 2020-06 | 1,778,900 |
| 2020-05 | 1,733,800 |
| 2020-04 | 1,706,600 |
| 2020-03 | 1,971,600 |
| 2020-02 | 1,992,800 |
| 2020-01 | 1,991,800 |
| 2019-12 | 1,988,900 |
| 2019-11 | 1,993,400 |
| 2019-10 | 1,991,100 |
| 2019-09 | 1,994,500 |
| 2019-08 | 1,993,200 |
| 2019-07 | 1,986,700 |
| 2019-06 | 1,994,100 |
| 2019-05 | 1,995,300 |
| 2019-04 | 1,998,200 |
| 2019-03 | 1,996,400 |
| 2019-02 | 1,998,400 |
| 2019-01 | 1,996,200 |
| 2018-12 | 1,993,200 |
| 2018-11 | 1,994,900 |
| 2018-10 | 1,997,700 |
| 2018-09 | 1,994,600 |
| 2018-08 | 1,992,000 |
| 2018-07 | 1,990,500 |
| 2018-06 | 1,994,500 |
| 2018-05 | 1,991,200 |
| 2018-04 | 1,993,000 |
| 2018-03 | 1,991,900 |
| 2018-02 | 1,978,500 |
| 2018-01 | 1,978,700 |
| 2017-12 | 1,977,700 |
| 2017-11 | 1,974,500 |
| 2017-10 | 1,974,000 |
| 2017-09 | 1,977,100 |
| 2017-08 | 1,974,100 |
| 2017-07 | 1,974,300 |
| 2017-06 | 1,978,100 |
| 2017-05 | 1,977,700 |
| 2017-04 | 1,973,500 |
| 2017-03 | 1,975,400 |
| 2017-02 | 1,979,000 |
| 2017-01 | 1,971,200 |
| 2016-12 | 1,970,300 |
| 2016-11 | 1,970,400 |
| 2016-10 | 1,969,800 |
| 2016-09 | 1,973,900 |
| 2016-08 | 1,967,500 |
| 2016-07 | 1,978,900 |
| 2016-06 | 1,974,800 |
| 2016-05 | 1,978,200 |
| 2016-04 | 1,979,300 |
| 2016-03 | 1,978,600 |
| 2016-02 | 1,980,200 |
| 2016-01 | 1,985,500 |
| 2015-12 | 1,992,100 |
| 2015-11 | 1,994,400 |
| 2015-10 | 1,996,200 |
| 2015-09 | 1,996,800 |
| 2015-08 | 1,999,200 |
| 2015-07 | 1,997,800 |
| 2015-06 | 1,993,800 |
| 2015-05 | 1,994,900 |
| 2015-04 | 1,992,600 |
| 2015-03 | 1,994,400 |
| 2015-02 | 2,001,000 |
| 2015-01 | 2,004,500 |
| 2014-12 | 2,007,200 |
| 2014-11 | 2,003,800 |
| 2014-10 | 1,998,600 |
| 2014-09 | 1,998,300 |
| 2014-08 | 1,992,200 |
| 2014-07 | 1,988,300 |
| 2014-06 | 1,983,600 |
| 2014-05 | 1,982,000 |
| 2014-04 | 1,977,900 |
| 2014-03 | 1,975,600 |
| 2014-02 | 1,971,900 |
| 2014-01 | 1,969,800 |
| 2013-12 | 1,963,900 |
| 2013-11 | 1,969,000 |
| 2013-10 | 1,965,900 |
| 2013-09 | 1,963,300 |
| 2013-08 | 1,958,500 |
| 2013-07 | 1,955,100 |
| 2013-06 | 1,956,300 |
| 2013-05 | 1,952,500 |
| 2013-04 | 1,953,600 |
| 2013-03 | 1,950,300 |
| 2013-02 | 1,948,800 |
| 2013-01 | 1,941,500 |
| 2012-12 | 1,937,800 |
| 2012-11 | 1,935,900 |
| 2012-10 | 1,932,000 |
| 2012-09 | 1,926,800 |
| 2012-08 | 1,925,800 |
| 2012-07 | 1,927,600 |
| 2012-06 | 1,933,300 |
| 2012-05 | 1,935,700 |
| 2012-04 | 1,934,600 |
| 2012-03 | 1,924,300 |
| 2012-02 | 1,920,500 |
| 2012-01 | 1,918,100 |
| 2011-12 | 1,913,600 |
| 2011-11 | 1,911,800 |
| 2011-10 | 1,911,400 |
| 2011-09 | 1,911,200 |
| 2011-08 | 1,908,200 |
| 2011-07 | 1,907,800 |
| 2011-06 | 1,898,200 |
| 2011-05 | 1,903,100 |
| 2011-04 | 1,903,800 |
| 2011-03 | 1,901,900 |
| 2011-02 | 1,899,600 |
| 2011-01 | 1,895,900 |
| 2010-12 | 1,892,600 |
| 2010-11 | 1,888,300 |
| 2010-10 | 1,889,600 |
| 2010-09 | 1,888,200 |
| 2010-08 | 1,889,700 |
| 2010-07 | 1,889,700 |
| 2010-06 | 1,899,800 |
| 2010-05 | 1,893,500 |
| 2010-04 | 1,885,300 |
| 2010-03 | 1,884,000 |
| 2010-02 | 1,876,200 |
| 2010-01 | 1,877,400 |
| 2009-12 | 1,881,200 |
| 2009-11 | 1,888,800 |
| 2009-10 | 1,889,100 |
| 2009-09 | 1,896,800 |
| 2009-08 | 1,898,100 |
| 2009-07 | 1,897,600 |
| 2009-06 | 1,899,500 |
| 2009-05 | 1,906,700 |
| 2009-04 | 1,906,800 |
| 2009-03 | 1,920,000 |
| 2009-02 | 1,930,400 |
| 2009-01 | 1,933,300 |
| 2008-12 | 1,943,800 |
| 2008-11 | 1,945,300 |
| 2008-10 | 1,945,000 |
| 2008-09 | 1,927,600 |
| 2008-08 | 1,946,300 |
| 2008-07 | 1,939,700 |
| 2008-06 | 1,941,400 |
| 2008-05 | 1,940,600 |
| 2008-04 | 1,940,300 |
| 2008-03 | 1,938,200 |
| 2008-02 | 1,939,500 |
| 2008-01 | 1,934,100 |
| 2007-12 | 1,938,300 |
| 2007-11 | 1,934,100 |
| 2007-10 | 1,932,700 |
| 2007-09 | 1,926,300 |
| 2007-08 | 1,920,500 |
| 2007-07 | 1,913,900 |
| 2007-06 | 1,914,800 |
| 2007-05 | 1,907,100 |
| 2007-04 | 1,904,400 |
| 2007-03 | 1,915,100 |
| 2007-02 | 1,906,500 |
| 2007-01 | 1,900,200 |
| 2006-12 | 1,889,200 |
| 2006-11 | 1,881,300 |
| 2006-10 | 1,877,600 |
| 2006-09 | 1,877,100 |
| 2006-08 | 1,865,800 |
| 2006-07 | 1,852,900 |
| 2006-06 | 1,855,000 |
| 2006-05 | 1,849,000 |
| 2006-04 | 1,840,600 |
| 2006-03 | 1,839,000 |
| 2006-02 | 1,824,600 |
| 2006-01 | 1,812,700 |
| 2005-12 | 1,804,000 |
| 2005-11 | 1,793,000 |
| 2005-10 | 1,774,600 |
| 2005-09 | 1,826,200 |
| 2005-08 | 1,955,100 |
| 2005-07 | 1,954,700 |
| 2005-06 | 1,947,700 |
| 2005-05 | 1,945,000 |
| 2005-04 | 1,943,700 |
| 2005-03 | 1,930,100 |
| 2005-02 | 1,926,500 |
| 2005-01 | 1,928,000 |
| 2004-12 | 1,926,400 |
| 2004-11 | 1,927,000 |
| 2004-10 | 1,921,100 |
| 2004-09 | 1,914,900 |
| 2004-08 | 1,923,000 |
| 2004-07 | 1,919,500 |
| 2004-06 | 1,918,700 |
| 2004-05 | 1,915,700 |
| 2004-04 | 1,919,900 |
| 2004-03 | 1,919,900 |
| 2004-02 | 1,916,400 |
| 2004-01 | 1,914,800 |
| 2003-12 | 1,913,600 |
| 2003-11 | 1,914,900 |
| 2003-10 | 1,914,000 |
| 2003-09 | 1,910,100 |
| 2003-08 | 1,906,200 |
| 2003-07 | 1,905,700 |
| 2003-06 | 1,904,800 |
| 2003-05 | 1,905,500 |
| 2003-04 | 1,903,600 |
| 2003-03 | 1,901,300 |
| 2003-02 | 1,907,600 |
| 2003-01 | 1,907,500 |
| 2002-12 | 1,897,100 |
| 2002-11 | 1,900,300 |
| 2002-10 | 1,896,400 |
| 2002-09 | 1,900,000 |
| 2002-08 | 1,899,100 |
| 2002-07 | 1,898,900 |
| 2002-06 | 1,900,000 |
| 2002-05 | 1,898,900 |
| 2002-04 | 1,900,500 |
| 2002-03 | 1,893,900 |
| 2002-02 | 1,895,300 |
| 2002-01 | 1,899,000 |
| 2001-12 | 1,904,400 |
| 2001-11 | 1,907,600 |
| 2001-10 | 1,910,500 |
| 2001-09 | 1,917,000 |
| 2001-08 | 1,917,100 |
| 2001-07 | 1,915,000 |
| 2001-06 | 1,920,800 |
| 2001-05 | 1,922,600 |
| 2001-04 | 1,923,100 |
| 2001-03 | 1,926,600 |
| 2001-02 | 1,925,300 |
| 2001-01 | 1,925,400 |
| 2000-12 | 1,923,100 |
| 2000-11 | 1,918,100 |
| 2000-10 | 1,920,600 |
| 2000-09 | 1,918,000 |
| 2000-08 | 1,919,900 |
| 2000-07 | 1,918,200 |
| 2000-06 | 1,918,700 |
| 2000-05 | 1,930,000 |
| 2000-04 | 1,922,200 |
| 2000-03 | 1,920,800 |
| 2000-02 | 1,918,400 |
| 2000-01 | 1,916,700 |
| 1999-12 | 1,908,100 |
| 1999-11 | 1,908,900 |
| 1999-10 | 1,905,700 |
| 1999-09 | 1,897,900 |
| 1999-08 | 1,896,500 |
| 1999-07 | 1,893,700 |
| 1999-06 | 1,889,200 |
| 1999-05 | 1,884,000 |
| 1999-04 | 1,887,600 |
| 1999-03 | 1,893,300 |
| 1999-02 | 1,896,400 |
| 1999-01 | 1,894,500 |
| 1998-12 | 1,894,000 |
| 1998-11 | 1,892,000 |
| 1998-10 | 1,891,400 |
| 1998-09 | 1,896,600 |
| 1998-08 | 1,897,400 |
| 1998-07 | 1,895,600 |
| 1998-06 | 1,894,600 |
| 1998-05 | 1,894,900 |
| 1998-04 | 1,890,000 |
| 1998-03 | 1,877,700 |
| 1998-02 | 1,877,400 |
| 1998-01 | 1,872,200 |
| 1997-12 | 1,878,100 |
| 1997-11 | 1,873,600 |
| 1997-10 | 1,866,700 |
| 1997-09 | 1,860,500 |
| 1997-08 | 1,853,300 |
| 1997-07 | 1,854,700 |
| 1997-06 | 1,845,200 |
| 1997-05 | 1,839,300 |
| 1997-04 | 1,839,600 |
| 1997-03 | 1,833,300 |
| 1997-02 | 1,829,000 |
| 1997-01 | 1,827,000 |
| 1996-12 | 1,826,400 |
| 1996-11 | 1,826,000 |
| 1996-10 | 1,820,700 |
| 1996-09 | 1,818,900 |
| 1996-08 | 1,814,000 |
| 1996-07 | 1,810,200 |
| 1996-06 | 1,811,100 |
| 1996-05 | 1,807,700 |
| 1996-04 | 1,802,000 |
| 1996-03 | 1,796,600 |
| 1996-02 | 1,795,200 |
| 1996-01 | 1,792,100 |
| 1995-12 | 1,785,700 |
| 1995-11 | 1,785,600 |
| 1995-10 | 1,783,600 |
| 1995-09 | 1,786,800 |
| 1995-08 | 1,781,300 |
| 1995-07 | 1,776,400 |
| 1995-06 | 1,771,500 |
| 1995-05 | 1,766,000 |
| 1995-04 | 1,760,700 |
| 1995-03 | 1,760,400 |
| 1995-02 | 1,757,600 |
| 1995-01 | 1,755,000 |
| 1994-12 | 1,752,500 |
| 1994-11 | 1,747,300 |
| 1994-10 | 1,740,800 |
| 1994-09 | 1,737,400 |
| 1994-08 | 1,732,000 |
| 1994-07 | 1,725,700 |
| 1994-06 | 1,713,800 |
| 1994-05 | 1,708,900 |
| 1994-04 | 1,705,800 |
| 1994-03 | 1,709,400 |
| 1994-02 | 1,698,000 |
| 1994-01 | 1,693,500 |
| 1993-12 | 1,687,200 |
| 1993-11 | 1,679,800 |
| 1993-10 | 1,676,000 |
| 1993-09 | 1,664,900 |
| 1993-08 | 1,659,900 |
| 1993-07 | 1,654,300 |
| 1993-06 | 1,653,600 |
| 1993-05 | 1,651,500 |
| 1993-04 | 1,647,300 |
| 1993-03 | 1,644,400 |
| 1993-02 | 1,643,600 |
| 1993-01 | 1,640,200 |
| 1992-12 | 1,638,000 |
| 1992-11 | 1,636,500 |
| 1992-10 | 1,632,800 |
| 1992-09 | 1,627,300 |
| 1992-08 | 1,629,400 |
| 1992-07 | 1,626,400 |
| 1992-06 | 1,629,600 |
| 1992-05 | 1,626,200 |
| 1992-04 | 1,621,100 |
| 1992-03 | 1,617,600 |
| 1992-02 | 1,617,300 |
| 1992-01 | 1,619,100 |
| 1991-12 | 1,616,400 |
| 1991-11 | 1,619,100 |
| 1991-10 | 1,619,500 |
| 1991-09 | 1,616,800 |
| 1991-08 | 1,613,600 |
| 1991-07 | 1,613,400 |
| 1991-06 | 1,616,000 |
| 1991-05 | 1,616,800 |
| 1991-04 | 1,610,200 |
| 1991-03 | 1,607,100 |
| 1991-02 | 1,604,900 |
| 1991-01 | 1,605,100 |
| 1990-12 | 1,599,200 |
| 1990-11 | 1,601,500 |
| 1990-10 | 1,598,600 |
| 1990-09 | 1,599,500 |
| 1990-08 | 1,601,200 |
| 1990-07 | 1,593,600 |
| 1990-06 | 1,590,300 |
| 1990-05 | 1,592,600 |
| 1990-04 | 1,581,700 |
| 1990-03 | 1,578,300 |
| 1990-02 | 1,573,000 |
| 1990-01 | 1,570,200 |