Tri-Parish workforce increases; jobless rates are down

The Tri-Parish workforce increased by 1.2% or 831 to 67,348 in February, according to data released Monday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Tri-Parish jobless rates in February were down from the previous January and from a year ago. In addition, each of Louisiana’s nine Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA’s) showed a decline in their unemployment rate both from January 2022 and from F...

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