Education & Workforce

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

5 THINGS to watch in June

Mark your calendars for these must-attend events in the month of June.

LSU launches economics, business and public policy research center

LSU's E.J. Ourso College of Business today announced the establishment of the Center for...

Just how many college graduates is Louisiana losing to Texas? 

Louisiana’s nine largest metropolitan areas lost a net 317,500 residents from 2005 to 2020, according to further analysis of the data conducted by the Manship School News Service.

How managers can build loyalty with contractors and suppliers 

At a time when limited manpower, accelerated schedules and increasing construction volumes are in...

ExxonMobil invests $2M in initiatives at LSU

ExxonMobil Corporation and the ExxonMobil Foundation recently invested $2 million to support several LSU initiatives, the university announced this morning. 

Email and meetings now take up 40% of an employee’s workweek 

Workers are now spending nearly two workdays each week in meetings and on email,...
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LSU folding on its controversial sports-betting deal with Caesars 

LSU is ending its controversial, seven-figure agreement allowing Caesars Entertainment to advertise sports betting across the campus, according to university officials and a sports marketing company involved in the deal. 

Executives are adding mental health days in an effort to retain workers 

More companies are carving out extra personal days for workers, not for a doctor’s appointment or to run errands.

The Great Resignation is over; job quitting returns to pre-pandemic level 

The Great Resignation—the phenomenon that defined the pandemic-era labor market—is a thing of the past, Axios reports. 

Jump in US job openings surprises economists 

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, illustrating the resilience of the American labor...
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