State rank: 37
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
LOUISIANA
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
91%
B
| F (Very Poor) |
D (Poor) |
C (Fair) |
B (Good) |
A (Excellent) |
A+ (Superior) |
| <60 | 60-80 | 80-90 | 90-95 | 95-100 | >100 |
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE HISTORY
EPI COMPONENTS PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Inflation
Unemployment
Budget deficit
GDP Growth
EPI DATA FOR LOUISIANA
| Year | Inflation Rate (%) | Unemployment Rate (%) | Budget Deficit as a Percent of GDP (%) | Change in Real GDP (%) | Raw EPI Score (%) | Raw EPI performance | Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 86.7 | C | 2.0 |
| 1991 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 4.2 | -0.2 | 84.4 | C | -2.3 |
| 1992 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 5.5 | -6.5 | 77.3 | D+ | -7.1 |
| 1993 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 87.5 | C | 10.2 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 94.9 | B+ | 7.3 |
| 1995 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 92.2 | B | -2.7 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 89.1 | C+ | -3.1 |
| 1997 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 94.9 | B+ | 5.8 |
| 1998 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 95.8 | A- | 0.9 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 93.2 | B | -2.5 |
| 2000 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 2.9 | -3.2 | 85.4 | C | -7.8 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 5.8 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 94.2 | B+ | 8.7 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 92.6 | B | -1.6 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 92.2 | B | -0.4 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 91.4 | B | -0.8 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 92.0 | B | 0.7 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 | -1.8 | 88.7 | C+ | -3.4 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 | -3.1 | 87.6 | C | -1.1 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 85.3 | C | -2.3 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 82.7 | C- | -2.5 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 83.1 | C | 0.3 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 11.3 | -4.5 | 73.0 | D | -10.0 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 81.9 | C- | 8.9 |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 6.5 | -4.0 | -2.6 | 93.5 | B | 11.6 |
| 2014* | 1.7 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 86.9 | C | -6.6 |
| 2015* | -0.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 91.4 | B | 4.5 |