Education & Workforce

Schools, universities, workforce training, and the talent pipeline preparing the region’s next generation of workers.

Struggle to train influx of new hires contributes to drop in labor productivity

On paper, many companies’ workforces are close to pre-pandemic strength or have even surpassed...

US hiring slows in August as employers add 315,000 jobs

America’s employers slowed their hiring in August in the face of rising interest rates,...

Small businesses still desperate for workers

While some companies have slowed the pace of hiring due to concerns about an...

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to...

LSU to create digital twin of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility

As NASA launches the Artemis mission that will send a spacecraft into orbit around...

Flexible hours aren’t just for office jobs anymore

It isn’t just remote workers who have gained leverage over when they work.  Shift workers...
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Job vacancies rise to 11.2M in July, dashing Fed hopes for hiring cooldown

The number of open jobs in the U.S. rose in July after three months...

Baton Rouge’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down in July

Data released today by the Louisiana Workforce Commission shows that the Baton Rouge metro’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in July.

LSU no longer contracting with local nonprofit for sexual harassment training

LSU has declined to renew the contract of Sexual Trauma and Response, or STAR, the organization that has provided sexual assault and harassment awareness training to university employees following multiple instances of federal Title IX law violations. 

Zachary teen collaborates with LSU’s FOODii to launch ready-to-bake dessert business

Zachary High School student Luke Parks has launched Royal Treats, a business that sells...
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