Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.5%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-21.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +0.4 pp (6.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -0.3 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.2 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -1.1 pp (-17.7%) |