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Center to start 4-day work week (8/28/08) Times-Picayune

Louisiana Workforce Commission reminds about minor labor laws(8/26/08) CityBusiness

Number of jobs in N.O. metro area up from last year (8/26/08) Times-Picayune

N.O.-area 1st-time unemployment claims drop for 2nd week (8/22/08) CityBusiness

B.R. scores major video game company (8/21/08) Times-Picayune

Nearly 200 Road Home workers to lose jobs (8/20/08) CityBusiness

N.O. first-time unemployment claims on the decrease (8/20/08) CityBusiness

N.O. area posts highest average weekly wage in 4Q (8/5/08) CityBusiness

Lockheed Martin to begin shuttle-related cuts (8/1/08) CityBusiness

Study: China has cost Louisiana nearly 16,000 jobs (7/30/08) CityBusiness

Outdoors bring in the money for Louisiana (7/30/08) CityBusiness

Jindal tries to lure steel plant (7/30/08) CityBusiness

Energy costs drive more toward 4-day workweek (7/30/08) CityBusiness

Metairie staffing company agrees to pay back wages (7/28/08) CityBusiness

Region adds thousands of jobs, more job-seekers (7/26/08) Times-Picayune

Baton Rouge leads U.S. in worker productivity growth (7/25/08) CityBusiness  

N.O. area posts 4.4 percent unemployment rate in June (7/25/08) CityBusiness

New layoff filings jump as companies retrench (7/24/08) CityBusiness

1,500 N.O. city workers get raises (7/17/2008) Times-Picayune

Official praises Louisiana work force overhaul (7/15/08) CityBusiness

Teen work force falls short meeting North Shore labor needs (7/10/08) CityBusiness

N.O. area first-time unemployment claims drop for 2nd straight week (7/7/08) CityBusiness

N.O. unemployment rate remains low but rises in May (6/25/08) CityBusiness

Program hammers out careers in construction for recent vets (6/23/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana casino revenue jumps 10.4 percent in May (6/17/08) CityBusiness

Job Training, fair set for Tuesday in Algiers (6/16/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. first-time unemployment claims rise for 4th straight week (6/13/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana among hot spots for financial hiring , survey finds (6/6/08) CityBusiness

Jeff Parish launches community service program for convicts (06/03/08) CityBusiness

First-time unemployment claims up for second straight week in N.O. area (06/02/08) CityBusiness

Panel OKs new school positions (5/29/08) Times-Picayune

UNO releases economic forecast for N.O. area (5/28/08) CityBusiness

Nagin to deliver State of the City address (5/28/08) CityBusiness

N.O. area posts state's third lowest unemployment rate in April (5/23/08) CityBusiness

Help Wanted: H-1B visa cap limit makes filling skilled jobs tough (5/23/08) CityBusiness

School crossing guard job changing (5/22/08) Times-Picayune

Teach for America to double numbers (5/14/08) Times-Picayune

House, Senate back overhaul of Louisiana labor department (5/8/08) CityBusiness

Worker productivity up at 2.2 percent rate in 1Q (5/7/08) CityBusiness

State Senate approves labor department revamp (5/6/08) CityBusiness

First-time unemployment claims slip in N.O. area (5/5/08) CityBusiness

Employers cut fewer jobs in April (5/2/08) CityBusiness

Labor department prepares for Harahan plant closure (5/1/08) CityBusiness

First-time unemployment claims drop in N.O. area (4/29/08) CityBusiness
 

State House committee OKs labor department revamp (4/17/08) CityBusiness

Melancon backs extension for Louisiana seasonal workers (4/17/08) CityBusiness

Labor secretary: recession provides opportunities for Louisiana (4/7/08) CityBusiness 

Construction jobs down for month, year (4/6/08) CityBusiness

State touts savings since hiring freeze (4/4/08) CityBusiness

U.S. employers slash 80,000 jobs (4/4/08) CityBusiness 

Landrieu asks NASA to keep Michoud jobs (4/3/08) CityBusiness

NASA transition will cost eastern N.O. jobs (4/2/08) CityBusiness

Jindal pushes lawmakers to pass 'workforce development' changes (3/31/08) CityBusiness

Technical training focus of proposal by governor (3/26/08)

Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp. to pay $45.5M dividend (3/26/08) CityBusiness

Technical training focus of Jindal's proposal (3/25/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal announces comprehensive workforce redesign package 3/25/08 BayouBuzz.com

Nagin urges census revision (3/21/08) Times Picayune

MATCH POINTS (3/21/08) Times Picayune

St. Bernard rebound tops census (3/20/08) Times Picayune

Capital One to lay off 163 workers in N.O. (3/20/08) Times Picayune

Commerce secretary projects big returns on $1M Chalmette investment (3/17/08) CityBusiness

Short-Handed: Gulf Coast businesses are starved for seasonal workers (3/14/08) Times Picayune

Our complex city holds promise, problems (3/14/08) City Business

Survey to collect job data for port-parishes initiative (3/18/08) 2theadvocate.com

Unemployment rose in N.O. area in January (3/13/08) CityBusiness

State backs Edison Chouest Offshore expansion with $10M (3/6/08) CityBusiness

Community colleges organize N.O. work force planning meeting (3/5/08) CityBusiness

N.O. construction training center eases labor pains (2/27/08) CityBusiness

399 workers paid back wages for Road Home work (2/20/08) CityBusiness

New center designed to help fill job void (2/20/08) Times-Picayune

Sen. Clinton to attend New Orleans symposium (2/19/08) Times-Picyune

Colleges fret over La. hiring freeze (2/17/08) Times-Picayune

Shifting worker training gears (2/11/08) CityBusiness

Jindal: La. needs to stop worker exodus (2/10/08) Times-Picayune

Terra Industries plans $10M Donaldsonville expansion (2/8/08) CityBusiness

Small businesses encouraged to seek government contracts (2/6/08) Times-Picayune

Little Caesars eyes N.O. area for expansion (2/6/08) CityBusiness

P&G plans to spin off Folgers coffee (2/2/08) Times-Picayune

Port: Folgers spinoff plan could open door to expansion (1/31/08) CityBusiness

Metro N.O. steadily gaining jobs (1/26/08) Times-Picayune

Louisiana ends year with job growth (1/25/08) Times-Picayune

Louisiana ends year with job growth (1/25/08) Times-Picayune

Brazilian Boom (1/20/08) Times-Picayune

New Orleans repopulation slowing down, study says (1/15/08) The Times Picayune

La. ranks fourth in poll on new jobs (1/12/08) Times-Picayune

Economist: Nonresidential construction remains economic bright spot (12/28/07) CityBusiness

Leadership in Law nomination deadline one week away (12/28/07) CityBusiness

Dow to close Norco plan(12/05/07) Times-Picayune

Orleans Parish leads nation in employment growth (11/15/07) CityBusiness

People still moving into New Orleans (11/14/07) Times-Picayune

LSU AgCenter returning to New Orleans (11/01/07) CityBusiness 

U.S labor department awards $10.5M to help Louisiana workers (11/01/07) CityBusiness 

Jindal sets up Web site to collect resumes (10/25/07) CityBusiness

Estimate puts N.O. at 70 percent of pre-Katrina figures (10/24/07) CityBusiness

Louisiana third in U.S. in staff training (10/4/07) CityBusiness

Boeing taps Ares work in New Orleans (10/3/07) CityBusiness

Navy Jobs in payroll system to stay (10/2/07) Times-Picayune 

Report: N.O. population at 69 percent of pre-K figure (9/27/07) City Business

Louisiana hires 56,300 non-farm workers for year (9/25/07) CityBusiness

Oversight of pilots lacks funding  (9/02/07)  Times-Picayune

Boeing Contract to Add 250 Jobs in N.O.  (8/29/07)   The Advocate

Mail and school attendance add up (8/29/07) City Business

Construction industry ready as recovery hits full stride, City Business (8/29/07)

New Orleans needs fresh, new thinkers, Times-Picayune (8/29/07)

U.S. CEOs train 7,500 construction workers for Gulf Coast,  New Orleans City Business (8/28/3007)

Report shows decrease in  local jobs, Times-Picayune (8/25/07)

Volunteers are worth their weight in mold, Times-Picayune (8/21/07)

Fisheries aid to La. lacking some say (8/21/07)

Storm reshuffles emloyers, Times-Picayune (8/18/07)

N.O. head count gains steam, Times-Picayune (8/09/07)

Volunteers are worth their weight in mold, Times-Picayune (8/04/07)

N.O. head count may be up to 300,000, Times-Picayune (7/26/07)

Job tally inches upward in New Orleans area, Times-Picayune (7/26/07)

Raises approved for state workers, Times-Picayune (7/18/07)

N.O. police get pay raises, Times-Picayune (7/13/07)

Insurance discount bill signed, Times - Picayune (7/11/07)

Multiplying marketplace, New Orleans CityBusiness (7/09/07)

La. shows federal city the money, Times-Picayune (7/08/07)

Jefferson businesses cater to new Hispanic influx, New Orleans CityBusiness (7/06/07)

Blanco signs off on pay raises for assessors, clerks, Times-Picayune (7/06/07)

Interest-free loans to keep nurses in Louisiana, New Orleans City Business (7/05/07)

Broadway South steals show in Jefferson, New Orleans City Business (7/05/07)

N.O. economy will gain from Legislature's gifts, Times-Picayune (7/04/07)

Legislative term ends on recovery high note, Times-Picayune (7/03/07)

The Effects of Katrina on the New Orleans Economy (6/07) Monthly Labor Review

Commission endorses another NOPD raise, Times-Picayune (6/28/07)

N.O. area job growth slows, Times-Picayune (6/26/07)

State recovers $400,000 in unemployment insurance tax probe, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/19/07)

Houma keeps $45M Weatherford complex from Houston, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/19/07)

Calm After the Storm, Times-Picayune (6/17/07)

L.A. job market rebound expected, Times-Picayune (6/17/07)

Wage slights spur federal charges, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/15/07)

Northrop Grumman trains to fill hundreds of jobs, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/11/07)

Contractor fraud on the rise in St. Tammany, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/07/07)

Job Corps Center reopens in N.O. after Katrina hiatus, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/6/07)

Nonresidential construction employment showing gains, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/1/07)

Job workers increase in metro N.O., Times-Picayune (5/26/07)

Louisiana adds nearly 70,000 jobs in a year, New Orleans CityBusiness (5/25/07)

Judge: Hotel workers can sue for wages, Times-Picayune (5/17/07)

A clog in the line, Times-Picayune (5/13/07)

Help wanted, Times-Picayune (5/13/07)

Labor shortage hits entire metro area, Times-Picayune (5/13/07)

Decision on steel mill expected Friday, Times-Picayune (5/8/07)

Louisiana unemployment claims dropped by 37 percent, New Orleans CityBusiness (5/7/07)

LSU seeks to fill vacant chairs, professorships, Times-Picayune (5/7/07)

Jeff Sheriff's Office to fill 300 jobs, New Orleans CityBusiness (5/4/07)

N.O. head count is up 14%, Times-Picayune (5/4/07)

Orleans Parish population estimated at 255,000, New Orleans CityBusiness (5/3/07)

Recovery brining more jobs to state, Shreveport Times (4/28/07)

World is waking up to Hammond, Times- Picayune (4/17/07)

United they stand for work, Times-Picayune (4/16/07)

Jeff job growth leads nation, Times- Picayune (4/15/07)

Local job market gets stronger, Times-Picayune (3/31/07)

Avondale shipyard employees would share in strike concessions, New Orleans Citybusiness (3/14/07)

Labor shortage threatens N.O. movie action, New Orleans CityBusiness (3/12/07)

Job market plateaus after Katrina, Times-Picayune (3/10/07)

Metro area labor market improving, Time-Picayune (3/10/07)

Sterbcow predicts N.O. area population rebound by 2013, New Orleans CityBusiness (3/2/07)

Grant to help train work force, Times Picayune (2/27/07)

Louisiana unemployment claims drop, New Orleans CityBusiness (2/23/07)

Hiring hurdles, New Orleans City Business (2/19/07)

St. James residents soft on steel plant prospect, Times-Picayune (2/11/07)

Work easy to find in hurricane-ravaged areas, New Orleans CityBusiness (2/7/07)

Help wanted, Times-Picayune (2/4/07)

Exodus of oil workers gets nearer, Times-Picayune (2/4/07)

Post-K demographics show drastic shifts, New Orleans CityBusiness (1/29/07)

New Orleans area regains some jobs, Times-Picayune (1/26/07)

N.O. struggles to find teachers, Associated Press (1/25/07)

LRA estimates the population of St. Tammany is just 220,000, Times-Picayune (1/24/07)

N.O. Jobless rate drops to 4.4 percent, New Orleans CityBusiness (1/23/07)

St. Tammany population climbs 17 percent, New Orleans CityBusiness (1/23/07)

St. Tammany disputes lowball LRA population estimate, New Orleans CityBusiness (1/23/07)

7,000 N.O. jobs possible with Korean company, New Orleans CityBusiness (1/22/07)

Jefferson, E. Baton Rouge vie for top spot, Times-Picauyne (1/21/07)

Powell says feds want to help bring jobs to New Orleans, New Orleans CityBusiness (1/20/07)

New Orleans of future may star half its old size, New York Times (1/20/07)

$300 million OK'd for new Charity, Times-Picayune (1/20/07)

St. Tammany growth officially pegged at 271,000, Times-Picayune (1/19/07)

Vacuum maker hailed as savior quits Gulf Town, New York Times (1/15/07)

200 Louisiana teachers added to list, Times-Picayune (1/11/07)

Louisiana 10th in new national teacher certifications, New Orleans CityBusiness (1/9/07)

State adds 59,900 jobs since last November, New Orleans CityBusiness (12/29/06)

Fewer people have jobs in November, Times-Picayune (12/29/06)

Initial claims for unemployment insurance dip below 2,500, New Orleans CityBusiness (12/27/06)

Teacher shortage persists as N.O. rolls rise, Times-Picayune (12/27/06)

State shrinks by 5% report shows, Times-Picayune (12/22/06)

Jeff to vote on wage increases today, Times-Picayune (12/13/06)

'Hot' construction industry fights wage inflation, labor crunch, New Orleans CityBusiness (12/6/06)

Shipyard labor shortage, Times-Picayune (12/3/06)

North shore caters to Hispanic boom, Times-Picayune (12/3/06)

Employee-sharing plan in the works, Times-Picayune (11/30/06)

Panel backs raises for two agencies, Times-Picayune (11/30/06)

One-third in New Orleans, Jeff Consider leaving, Times-Picayune (11/29/06)

N.O. population hits 200,000, new data shows, Times-Picayune (11/29/06)

Jobless rate inches up in N.O., Times-Picayune (11/22/06)

Freeport set to buy rival copper firm, Times-Picayune (11/20/06)

Katrina Index: tracking variables of post-Katrina reconstruction, Brookings Institution (11/16/06)

Job training program can't find enough trainees, Times-Picayune (11/10/06)

Union negotiates huge modular-home project, Times-Picayune (11/9/06)

Boeing to open office at UNO, Times-Picayune (11/9/06)

Dow to expand Hahnville plant, Times-Picayune (11/7/06)

Workers' comp push right on time, New Orleans CityBusiness (11/6/06)

Hire learning, New Orleans CityBusiness (11/6/06)

Translators come back to city for convention, Times-Picayune (11/4/06)

Odom gets approval for Bunkie mill; Bond Commission decides next, Times-Picayune (11/3/06)

State in hunt for giant refinery, Times-Picayune (11/3/06)

Hospital project called magnet for jobs, Times-Picayune (11/2/06)

Dominion selling off gas assets, Times-Picayune (11/2/06)

Plant to build prefab housing, Times-Picayune (11/1/06)

Katrina index monthly summary of findings, Brookings Institute (11/06)

2 modular home plants proposed for east N.O., Times-Picayune (10/21/06)

Mexico closer to reopening consulate, Times-Picayune (10/21/06)

Luxury hotel proposal advances, Times-Picayune (10/20/06)

Immigrants sending millions of dollars home, Times-Picayune (10/19/06)

State on steel maker's short list, Times Picayune (10/19/06)

Immigrants sending millions of dollars home, Times-Picayune (10/19/06)

125 laid off At Marrero Plant, Times-Picayune (10/17/06)

Marine craft plant to be built in Slidell, Times-Picayune (10/14/06)

Shipyards increase recruiting efforts, Times-Picayune  (10/12/06)

Doctor shortage ails New Orleans, Times-Picayune (10/12/06)

In the wake of Katrina, thousands of Spanish-speaking people are migrating
to New Orleans, drawn by the dream of a better life, Times Picayune (10/8/06)

Resident count comes in low; N.O. population less than 190,000 people, Times-Picayune (10/6/06)

Space Capsule contract to add 200 jobs at Michoud, Times-Picayune (9/1/06)

Monthly labor review, special issue: Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (8/06)

The labor market impact of Hurricane Katrina: an overview, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (8/06) Full text in PDF

Worker mobility before and after Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (8/06) Full text in PDF
 
Hurricane Katrina's effects on industry employment and wages, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (8/06) Full text in PDF

The Current Population Survey response to Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (8/06) Full text in PDF

The effect of Hurricane Katrina on employment and unemployment, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (8/06) Full text in PDF

Conducting the Mass Layoff Statistics program: response and findings, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (8/06) Full text in PDF

Hurricane damage to the ocean economy in the U.S. gulf region in 2005, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (8/06) Full text in PDF