Bureau of Labor Statistics
First Post-COVID-19 National Jobs Report Gives Evidence on What’s Happening in Louisiana
With a record 6.6 million Americans applying for unemployment over the last month, doubling the previous [...]
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Last Pre-COVID-19 Louisiana Jobs Report Proves Need for Reforms
While the conversations around the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 were dominating news cycles, [...]
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Louisiana’s 2019 Unemployment Was Not Pretty
If you’ve been paying attention to our posts on the Louisiana economy, you shouldn’t be surprised to [...]
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Louisiana Unemployment Continues to Rise, Final 2019 Report Reveals
As we put 2019 in the rear view and the last economic news from the previous decade trickles in, one [...]
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5 New Years Resolutions for Louisiana
The New Year brings with it a fresh start and opportunities to shed old habits and forge a new path to [...]
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New Jobs Report is No Holiday Gift
It’s likely that the last thing on the minds of Louisianans over the holiday season was the most recent [...]
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The Broken Promises of Louisiana’s Medicaid Expansion
Some in Louisiana want to claim that the state’s expansion of Medicaid to able-bodied adults represents a [...]
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Steel Factory Closing Symptomatic of Larger Issue
On Monday, Sept. 30, 376 Louisianans showed up to work only to find that they had suddenly lost their [...]
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New LSU “Jobs” Study about Benefits of Medicaid Expansion Raises More Questions Than It Answers
by Chris Jacobs The release by the Louisiana Department of Health late Friday afternoon of an updated [...]
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