 KFXZ 15. I'm John Burns. Federal labor statistics show Louisiana's unemployment rate dropped last month a little more than 4%. Experts say the capital city alone added 200 jobs from May to June and almost 7,000 jobs since May of last year. Louisiana Workforce Commission Director of Research and Economic Analysis, Emily Epps, says that wasn't unexpected. But what was a little surprising was month-to-month job growth in Alexandria.