Economist: Jobs Data Shows Louisiana 'Muddling Through' - American Press

Economist: Jobs data shows Louisiana 'muddling through'

By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square Louisiana’s job market showed modest improvement over the past year, but the state’s economy remains mostly stagnant, an LSU Shreveport economist says. Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in November, tied for 33rd among the 50 states and lower than the national rate of 4.6%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of unemployed Louisianans declined to 88,684, down from 96,134 a y…