Louisiana state prices & labor vs the US
Where Louisiana sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$3.96
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −10.0% vs US
Residential electricity
12.72¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · −3.0% YoY · −30.5% vs US
Industrial electricity
6.08¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · −12.0% YoY · −37.8% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,612
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +1.3% YoY · −1.3% vs US
Unemployment rate
4.2%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · +0.0pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.