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Labor Market Statistics for Areas Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: September and October 2005 Labor force and unemployment, September 2005
      Labor force and unemployment, October 2005
      Affected area definitions
 The data for September 2005 were the first from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program to reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast on August 29 with catastrophic effects in parts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. This page presents a summary of those September data along with October data, and links to detailed county data. Hurricane Rita made landfall after the September reference periods for the Current Population Survey and the Current Employment Statistics program, which provide inputs for LAUS estimation. Revised data for August 2005 for areas affected by Katrina and Rita can be found at https://www.bls.gov/katrina/data.htm#2.  Those data and the data below are not seasonally adjusted; therefore, over-the-month comparisons are discouraged. Labor force and unemployment, September 2005 (revised, not seasonally adjusted) In September 2005, the areas most affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita had a labor force of about 3.1 million workers, of whom 324,000 were unemployed. The unemployment rate for these most affected areas was 10.5 percent, 5.7 percentage points higher than the 4.8-percent rate for the U.S. as a whole. Table 1. September 2005 labor force, employment, and unemployment, revised, not seasonally adjusted, in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas (rates in percent), entire State and most affected areas in State
      State or area
          Labor force
          Employment
          Unemployment level
          Unemployment rateEntire StateAlabama
          2,169,355
          2,081,973
          87,382
          4.0Florida
          8,757,070
          8,427,298
          329,772
          3.8Louisiana
          2,004,625
          1,777,069
          227,556
          11.4Mississippi
          1,299,299
          1,171,811
          127,488
          9.8Texas
          11,276,764
          10,684,597
          592,167
          5.3TOTAL
          25,507,113
          24,142,748
          1,364,365
          5.3Most affected areas* in StateAlabama
          394,752
          376,666
          18,086
          4.6Louisiana
          1,433,054
          1,252,679
          180,375
          12.6Mississippi
          869,475
          769,590
          99,885
          11.5Texas
          396,485
          370,425
          26,060
          6.6TOTAL
          3,093,766
          2,769,360
          324,406
          10.5* Note: These data represent the 10 counties in Alabama, 34 parishes in Louisiana, 47 counties in Mississippi, and 9 counties in Texas that were designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for both individual *and* public disaster assistance as of September 30, 2005. Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics The overall unemployment rate in Louisiana was 11.4 percent in September. The most-affected areas in the state had an average unemployment rate of 12.6 percent. For 7 of the hardest-hit parishes in the state, individual unemployment rates are not available for September, because of the impact of Katrina on data collection. Mississippi's overall September unemployment rate was 9.8 percent. In Mississippi, the most affected counties had an aggregate jobless rate of 11.5 percent. In contrast, the unemployment rate was below the national average in Alabama in September 2005, and the most heavily affected counties in Alabama had an average unemployment rate of 4.6 percent. The unemployment rate in Florida was 3.8 percent in September 2005. In Texas, the unemployment rate, at 5.3 percent, was one-half of a percentage point above the national average in September. (As mentioned above, the reference period for the September data was before Hurricane Rita struck eastern Texas and western Louisiana.) State and individual county labor force and unemployment data tables from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program — September 2005:Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas (PDF files). County unemployment rate maps for September 2005 from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program:Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas (PDF files). Labor force and unemployment, October 2005 (revised, not seasonally adjusted) In October 2005, the unemployment rate for the areas most affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was 10.5 percent, 5.9 percentage points higher than the 4.6-percent rate for the U.S. as a whole. Table 2. October 2005 labor force, employment, and unemployment, revised, not seasonally adjusted, in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas (rates in percent), entire State and most affected areas in State
      State or area
          Labor force
          Employment
          Unemployment level
          Unemployment rateEntire StateAlabama
          2,191,653
          2,092,427
          99,226
          4.5Florida
          8,781,944
          8,474,953
          306,991
          3.5Louisiana
          1,974,707
          1,744,408
          230,299
          11.7Mississippi
          1,299,629
          1,186,785
          112,844
          8.7Texas
          11,320,982
          10,745,171
          575,811
          5.1TOTAL
          25,568,915
          24,243,744
          1,325,171
          5.2Most affected areas* in StateAlabama
          397,697
          379,060
          18,637
          4.7Louisiana
          1,413,980
          1,227,936
          186,044
          13.2Mississippi
          866,780
          782,126
          84,654
          9.8Texas
          400,258
          365,129
          35,129
          8.8TOTAL
          3,078,715
          2,754,251
          324,464
          10.5* Note: These data represent the 10 counties in Alabama, 34 parishes in Louisiana, 47 counties in Mississippi, and 9 counties in Texas that were designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for both individual *and* public disaster assistance as of September 30, 2005. Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics The overall unemployment rate in Louisiana was 11.7 percent in October. The most-affected areas in the state had an average unemployment rate of 13.2 percent. As was the case for September, individual unemployment rates are not available for October for 7 of the hardest-hit parishes in the state, because of the impact of Katrina on data collection. Mississippi's overall October unemployment rate was 8.7 percent and the most affected counties had an aggregate jobless rate of 9.8 percent. The unemployment rate in Alabama in October 2005 (4.5 percent) was about the same as the national average; the most heavily affected counties in Alabama had an average unemployment rate of 4.7 percent. In Texas, the overall unemployment rate for October was 5.1 percent. The most-affected areas in Texas had an average unemployment rate of 8.8 percent. In Florida, the unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in October. State and individual county labor force and unemployment data tables from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program — October 2005:Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas (PDF files). County unemployment rate maps for October 2005 from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program:Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas (PDF files). Hurricane Information | Employment and Unemployment Data Collection and Estimation  **Last Modified Date:** January 5, 2006
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