Louisiana Economic Intelligence Dashboard
Committee of 100 for Economic Development
January 2024
- Louisiana’s job growth has been stagnant over 12 years of data, compared to Southern peer states
- Southern states averaged 8.9 percent job growth since 2016; Louisiana declined by 12,000 jobs
- There is a persistent, wider gap between employment and non-farm jobs, post-COVID
- Eight of the state’s nine metros have grown over the last year
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