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February’s monthly job growth shows significant gains throughout Louisiana

BATON ROUGE – Job creation in Louisiana is showing considerable gains in key areas for the first time in more than a year, according to the most recent released data by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) for February 2017.   See complete article below. 

LA oil and gas struggles to bounce back with 1,800 jobs lost in January

TERREBONNE PARISH, LA (WVUE) - The latest job numbers for Louisiana's oil and gas show the industry is not bouncing back as quickly as expected. 

The industry lost 1,800 jobs in January, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission.  

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