Renewed activity in the industrial construction sector is expected to help boost the Baton Rouge metro area economy in the coming two years, contributing to the addition of 6,000 new jobs in 2019 (+1.5%) and another 8,100 in 2020 (+1.9%). That’s according to economist Loren Scott, who is delivering his annual Louisiana Economic Outlook as
Baton Rouge metro area forecast to add 14,100 jobs over next two years
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