As many as roughly 28,000 contract laborers are expected to be needed in the greater Baton Rouge area through next summer, a new semi-annual forecast from the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance says.
Welders, pipefitters, and instrument and electrical technicians will be the most indemand skilled laborers, according to the forecast, which GBRIA compiles based on surveys with its 60 members in the eight-parish Capital Region.
“The outlook for industrial contract workers remains strong with a significant increase by mid-2016,” GBRIA says.
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