Federal Reserve officials are forecasting continually high unemployment rates throughout 2020—an expectation somewhat shared by Baton Rouge’s small business community, despite warmly received changes to the Paycheck Protection Program that give local recipients more flexibility in bringing former employees back to work. There’s also speculation nationally that some businesses have been holding onto workers for
With grim Fed forecast, what will happen to Baton Rouge’s jobless rate?
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