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 Daniel J. Erspamer on October 9, 2020Damage of Louisiana’s Shutdown Becoming ClearerAs the Louisiana legislature debates adding checks and balances to the state’s emergency powers, reports [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on September 11, 2020Louisiana Lags as America RecoversThe most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed the U.S. economy is about [...]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 August 13, 2020National, Local Job Trends Show Better Signs for LouisianaOver the last few weeks, a trend has emerged showing less Louisianans filing for unemployment than [...]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 16, 2020Victory in Fight Against Lawsuit Abuse in LouisianaOn Thursday, Governor John Bel Edwards signed House Speaker Clay Schexnayder’s HB 57, which will [...]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