JL
Jeff Landry R
Governor · since 2024-01-08
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Unemployment rate4.4% · April 2026 ·
45.0
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.54% · April 2026 ·
80.6
Labor force growth (YoY)1.56% · April 2026 ·
75.8
Not yet sourced: Wage growth (avg hourly earnings) (CES state earnings series pending ID confirmation); Private vs. government job mix (CES government series ingest pending); Underemployment (U-6) (state U-6 published annually only).