Automatic E-mail Notification

Subscribe to electronic notification for new Labor Information available online.

LOIS (Louisiana Occupational Information System)

The Louisiana Occupational Information System is Louisiana’s Virtual Labor Market Information Web Portal. LOIS is an interactive site that gives users access to the latest Louisiana labor force, wages, population, industry employment, training schools, training programs, long and short term projections, demographics, nonfarm employment, employer database, unemployment claimants, industry staffing patterns, licensed occupations, and other career products.

LMI STUDY(s):

2023 Louisiana Labor Force Participation Study by LSU

This is a report which Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Center for Economics, Business, and Policy Research produced for and at the request of the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC). This report examines trends in Louisiana Labor Force Participation over time and also provides the results and analysis of a customized survey administered by LSU specifically for this topic.

LMI PRODUCTS:

Career Tools

Discover your next career or find your next job. Learn how to post your résumé on our agency's Web site. Find helpful information in deciding on your career path.

Employment & Wages - Annually

This report is based on quarterly tax returns from all employers covered by unemployment insurance. Find data for the state and every parish in the form of employment by industry, number of units (firms) by industry, and total wages paid annually by industry.
Employment & Wages Annual Data Archives

Employment & Wages - Quarterly

This report is based on quarterly tax returns from all employers covered by unemployment insurance. Find data for the state and every parish in the form of employment by industry, number of units (firms) by industry, and total wages paid quarterly by industry. Employment & Wages Quarterly Data Archives

Louisiana Target Employment Areas – EB-5 Program

This site provides information on Targeted Employment Areas (TEA), which encourage foreign investments and economic growth in rural areas and areas of high unemployment under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa program administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service.

LMI Downloads (Forms, Publications, etc.)

This link serves as a one-site source for both the historical and the latest available Labor Market Information. Downloads include press releases, publications, labor force summaries as well as many other LMI products.

Louisiana Labor Force Diversity Data - Regional Labor Market Area (RLMA)

This product provides population and labor force data by sex, race, and ethnic group for the state, 8 Regional Labor Market Areas (RLMAs), and individual parishes.
Louisiana Labor Force Diversity Data Archives

Louisiana Labor Force Diversity Data - Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

This product provides population and labor force data by sex, race, and ethnic group for the state, 9 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), and individual parishes.
Louisiana Labor Force Diversity Data Archives

Monthly Employment Bulletin - Workforce At A Glance

This site displays monthly bulletins detailing nonfarm employment for the country, the state, and eight Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs); civilian labor force for the country, the state, eight MSAs and all of the parishes; average hours and earnings for manufacturing and selected nonmanufacturing industries in Louisiana, unemployment insurance activities in Louisiana, and the national Consumer Price Index.
Monthly Employment Bulletin Archives

Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS)

The Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program provides annual information on the rate and number of work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatal injuries, and how these statistics vary by incident, industry, geography, occupation, and other characteristics. These data are collected through the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).

Occupational Wage Data

Access the latest wage survey results to find the top paying occupations across the state. Wages can be found for 716 occupations in the state. Users can find Standard Occupational Codes (SOC)for their occupations and view data for the State, Metropolitan Statistical Area or Regional Labor Market Area. These SOC codes can also be cross-referenced with the occupational projections files.
Occupational Wage Data Archives

Projections by Occupation and Industry

Find out what occupations will need the most workers in the future. Look up by geographic region what industries will be growing the fastest in the coming years. Occupational projections also include wages and educational requirements.

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claims Data

Louisiana Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims data for initial and continued weeks claimed by industry and by program. Data for initial claims and continued weeks claimed are also available by Regional Labor Market Area (RLMA) and by parish along with a list of UI definitions.

Workforce Information Review

A yearly review of economic demographic information including unemployment compensation claims, civilian labor force, occupational wages, and employment by industry.
Workforce Information Review Archives

LMI RESOURCES:

Acronyms

This link provides a list of acronyms used most often in Labor Market Information (LMI) files and programs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to the most frequently asked Labor Market Information questions. Information includes definitions, programs in Research and Statistics, publications, and how to contact us.

Labor Market Information Resource Links

Businesses can find their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code on the Census Web site and users can find links to Louisiana Occupational Information System (LOIS) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) publications and reports.