Article archive / October 2023
Originally published: . Volume 14, No. 10. Source pages: 3.
On September 19, the Louisiana
Workforce Commission announced that federal data shows Louisiana once again hit its lowest ever unemployment rate.
The unemployment rate is 3.3%, the lowest in history, and the number of unemployed individuals is 68,814, also the lowest in history, said officials.
"Louisiana is not only consistently breaking records for low unemployment, we are ahead of the nation," said Governor John Bel Edwards.
"Louisiana's record-low unemployment rate of 3.3% is well below the national rate of 3.8%, and it's a testament to the talent and work ethic of our people.
"When I took office in January 2016, the unemployment rate was 6%, and the budget situation we inherited was a mess. My administration has worked across party lines to fix our state's finances and invest in job creation and workforce training, and that hard work is paying off."
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