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Louisiana Lost 8,000 Jobs in April
By Erik Even | Dated: 05-27-2009
The State of Louisiana lost 8,000 jobs in March, with an unemployment rate of 6.2%. That’s up 0.4% from March.The Bayou State lost 6,700 jobs between April 2008 and April 2009; this is the first time the state lost year-to-year jobs since Hurricane Katrina.
Baton Rouge lost 2,100 jobs in April. New Orleans lost 2,400 jobs.
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