Education & Workforce

Shell donates $27.5M to LSU energy research initiatives

Shell USA is donating $27.5 million to LSU to create the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation and support the construction of the previously announced Our Lady of the Lake Interdisciplinary Science Building, the school announced at an event today.

Job market remains robust as initial unemployment claims dip further  

Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains robust despite high inflation and myriad other economic pressures.

Louisiana near US basement on income growth

Louisiana workers’ personal income grew at a 2% annual rate in the first quarter...

Teen employment appears strong for second summer in a row

The summer of 2021 was the strongest in years for U.S. teenagers seeking work....

Big companies rescinding job offers to recruits

Companies in a range of industries are beginning to rescind job offers they made just a few months ago, despite the strong labor market.  

Hiring managers easing education, experience requirements to fill positions

Without enough traditional applicants for open jobs, companies have broadened their scope and dropped...
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Plenty of federal funding but labor shortages stymie infrastructure work

Construction projects across the U.S. are running short on labor just as $1 trillion...

Nexus Louisiana president and CEO stepping down 

After 14 years at Nexus Louisiana, CEO and president Genevieve Silverman is stepping down...

Louisiana industrial space shifting for inevitable energy transition

Owners in the industrial space are no longer digging in their heels in resistance to a changing global energy dynamic

How COVID spelled the end of sick days 

American workers have long been loath to take time off for illness, and the global COVID-19 pandemic did little to change that habit. Â