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Unemployed people in Central, LA

Unemployed people in Central, LA was 528 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 13 cities in 2025.

2025, persons528
Change on 20240%
Rank13th of 13Cities in Louisiana ranked
Series high8242020
Series low3282000

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Unemployed people in Central, LA, 2000 to 2025

30040050060070080090020002004200820122016202020252000: 328 persons2001: 371 persons2002: 378 persons2003: 414 persons2004: 396 persons2005: 693 persons2006: 406 persons2007: 403 persons2008: 459 persons2009: 649 persons2010: 613 persons2011: 806 persons2012: 709 persons2013: 729 persons2014: 756 persons2015: 681 persons2016: 693 persons2017: 581 persons2018: 582 persons2019: 576 persons2020: 824 persons2021: 552 persons2022: 449 persons2023: 447 persons2024: 528 persons2025: 528 persons2004006008001,00020002009201820252000: 328 persons2001: 371 persons2002: 378 persons2003: 414 persons2004: 396 persons2005: 693 persons2006: 406 persons2007: 403 persons2008: 459 persons2009: 649 persons2010: 613 persons2011: 806 persons2012: 709 persons2013: 729 persons2014: 756 persons2015: 681 persons2016: 693 persons2017: 581 persons2018: 582 persons2019: 576 persons2020: 824 persons2021: 552 persons2022: 449 persons2023: 447 persons2024: 528 persons2025: 528 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
2025528
2024528
2023447
2022449
2021552
2020824
2019576
2018582
2017581
2016693
2015681
2014756
2013729
2012709
2011806
2010613
2009649
2008459
2007403
2006406
2005693
2004396
2003414
2002378
2001371
2000328

Rankings

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/central-la. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/central-la.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/central-la (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the unemployed people in Central, LA?

Unemployed people in Central, LA was 528 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 13 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Central, LA?

824 in 2020, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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