Louisiana by the numbers
The rules that change at the state line, as they stand in Louisiana today: unemployment up to $282/week for 12 weeks; alimony by statutory formula; 5,147 H-2B positions certified; 9,126 H-2A positions certified. Each card opens the calculator or data page, with the law or dataset it is built on.
Louisiana unemployment calculator
Weekly benefit: 1/25 of your average quarterly wage. Max $282, up to 12 weeks.
Louisiana alimony calculator
Post-divorce maintenance (cap, restrictive eligibility). Cap: lesser of $1,000,000,000,000/mo or 33% of gross
H-2B jobs in Louisiana
5,147 positions certified in FY2026 (through Q2), median offered wage $16.51/hour; most start in Apr/Feb.
H-2A jobs in Louisiana
9,126 positions certified in FY2026 (through Q2), median offered wage $9.59/hour; most start in Jan/Mar.
Job orders open right now in Louisiana: 213 H-2A · 20 H-2B — accepted by the Department of Labor in the last 20 days, updated daily.