Bureau of Labor Statistics
Louisiana Economic Situation—May 2023
Key Point: Louisianans aren’t reaching their full potential primarily because of bad public policies but [...]
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Workforce Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
American economists woke to a welcome surprise this morning with the July employment report from the [...]
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June Jobs Report Shows Decline in Jobs
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest state unemployment numbers. Headlines [...]
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Tech Is Resisting Inflation, So Why Is Government Trying to Regulate It?
Americans are facing levels of inflation not seen in decades and every trip to the grocery store or the [...]
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Last Jobs Report of the Year Brings A Spot of Much Needed Good News
The December state jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Louisiana was one of the 40 [...]
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July Jobs Report Shows Promise But A Long Road to Economic Recovery
The latest state job report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed some economic recovery, but mainly [...]
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June’s Jobs Report Shows Slow Progress Towards Economic Recovery
Two weeks ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing that the nation added 850,000 [...]
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Reading Between the Lines on Latest Jobs Report
by Eric Peterson, director of the Pelican Center for Technology and Innovation Policy At first glance, [...]
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2021 starts with a whimper
by Eric Peterson, director of the Pelican Center for Technology and Innovation Policy The New Year’s [...]
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