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Unemployed people in New Orleans, LA

Unemployed people in New Orleans, LA was 8,344 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 13 cities in 2025.

2025, persons8,344
Change on 2024-2%
Rank1st of 13Cities in Louisiana ranked
Series high22,1992020
Series low5,2592007

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Unemployed people in New Orleans, LA, 1990 to 2025

5,00010K15K20K25K19901995200020072012201720251990: 14,666 persons1991: 16,487 persons1992: 19,502 persons1993: 19,970 persons1994: 19,988 persons1995: 18,634 persons1996: 17,909 persons1997: 14,545 persons1998: 13,724 persons1999: 11,373 persons2000: 11,100 persons2001: 11,748 persons2002: 12,314 persons2003: 12,112 persons2004: 11,192 persons2007: 5,259 persons2008: 7,617 persons2009: 11,407 persons2010: 13,191 persons2011: 13,503 persons2012: 12,673 persons2013: 12,159 persons2014: 12,086 persons2015: 11,672 persons2016: 10,525 persons2017: 9,167 persons2018: 8,846 persons2019: 8,410 persons2020: 22,199 persons2021: 14,669 persons2022: 7,785 persons2023: 7,752 persons2024: 8,517 persons2025: 8,344 persons5,00010K15K20K25K19902002201620251990: 14,666 persons1991: 16,487 persons1992: 19,502 persons1993: 19,970 persons1994: 19,988 persons1995: 18,634 persons1996: 17,909 persons1997: 14,545 persons1998: 13,724 persons1999: 11,373 persons2000: 11,100 persons2001: 11,748 persons2002: 12,314 persons2003: 12,112 persons2004: 11,192 persons2007: 5,259 persons2008: 7,617 persons2009: 11,407 persons2010: 13,191 persons2011: 13,503 persons2012: 12,673 persons2013: 12,159 persons2014: 12,086 persons2015: 11,672 persons2016: 10,525 persons2017: 9,167 persons2018: 8,846 persons2019: 8,410 persons2020: 22,199 persons2021: 14,669 persons2022: 7,785 persons2023: 7,752 persons2024: 8,517 persons2025: 8,344 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 34 values
Periodpersons
20258,344
20248,517
20237,752
20227,785
202114,669
202022,199
20198,410
20188,846
20179,167
201610,525
201511,672
201412,086
201312,159
201212,673
201113,503
201013,191
200911,407
20087,617
20075,259
200411,192
200312,112
200212,314
200111,748
200011,100
199911,373
199813,724
199714,545
199617,909
199518,634
199419,988
199319,970
199219,502
199116,487
199014,666

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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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, New Orleans, LA, 1990 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, New Orleans, LA, 1990 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/new-orleans-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, New Orleans, LA, 1990 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/new-orleans-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, New Orleans, LA, 1990 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/new-orleans-la (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in New Orleans, LA?

Unemployed people in New Orleans, LA was 8,344 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 13 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in New Orleans, LA?

22,199 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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