The Louisiana State University of Alexandria College of Business releases its January 2022 issue of the CENLA Economic Dashboard. “Historically low unemployment rates will dominate the first half of the year, further challenging employers seeking to hire,” says Dr. Randall Dupont, Dean of the LSUA College of Business.
In November, central Louisiana had an unemployment rate of 3.6% compared to 4.1% for the state. The Alexandria metro area recorded a 3.0% unemployment rate, thelowest among the state’s metro areas for the 19th consecutive month. The Louisiana Workforce Commission notes Alexandria currently has 1,900 unemployed and 5,600 jobopenings. This equates to approximately three openings for each unemployed. Worsening the hiring challenge is the decline in population, both locally and statewide. Every parish in central Louisiana declined in population between 2010 and 2020. Among the ten parishes tracked by the CENLA Economic Dashboard, the population declined by 3.5%, compared to 2.7% for the state.The Louisiana State University of Alexandria College of Business releases its January 2022 issue of the CENLA Economic Dashboard. “Historically low unemployment rates will dominate the first half of the year, further challenging employers seeking to hire,” says Dr. Randall Dupont, Dean of the LSUA College of Business.
In November, central Louisiana had an unemployment rate of 3.6% compared to 4.1% for the state. The Alexandria metro area recorded a 3.0% unemployment rate, thelowest among the state’s metro areas for the 19th consecutive month. The Louisiana Workforce Commission notes Alexandria currently has 1,900 unemployed and 5,600 jobopenings. This equates to approximately three openings for each unemployed. Worsening the hiring challenge is the decline in population, both locally and statewide. Every parish in central Louisiana declined in population between 2010 and 2020. Among the ten parishes tracked by the CENLA Economic Dashboard, the population declined by 3.5%, compared to 2.7% for the state.