Posted by on February 1, 2021Reading Between the Lines on Latest Jobs Reportby Eric Peterson, director of the Pelican Center for Technology and Innovation Policy At first glance, [...]Read more
Posted by on November 23, 2020Unemployment spikes again in LouisianaDespite mostly good news on both the Louisiana health and economic fronts over the last few months, [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on August 24, 2020Could Expanding Unemployment Insurance Hurt Louisiana’s Recovery?Last week saw the release of some of best economic news for the state of Louisiana in a long time. [...]Read more
Posted by on July 24, 2020Initial Unemployment Claims Spike Following Bar ClosuresAfter faint signs of hope of economic recovery in recent weeks, the decision to shut down bars for the [...]Read more
Posted by on July 17, 2020Some Good News in Latest Jobs Numbers, But Will They Hold?Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its latest state-by-state jobs numbers, which [...]Read more
Posted by on July 9, 2020July Sees Major Spike in Louisiana Unemployment ClaimsFollowing the revelation that Louisiana suffered one of the worst Q1 economic declines in the nation, [...]Read more
Posted by on June 19, 2020Louisiana Economy Appears Stuck in NeutralThe Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently reported that America gained 2.5 million jobs in the month [...]Read more
Posted by James Plummer on October 17, 2012Will Independent Contractors Be Reclassified Out of Existence?The proposed Labor Department budget for fiscal year 2013 includes money for 35 new investigators to dig [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Ross on April 28, 2011Equal Pay for Women Act Brings Battle of the Sexes to Life in LouisianaRep. Norton has reintroduced the Equal Pay for Women Act, which would give the state power to correct and [...]Read more