Economy & Workforce

Our economy and workforce research covers economic synergies and commuter patterns across Southeast Louisiana, the tidal wave of job openings from the new "energy boom" in our region, and analyses of skills gaps.

Coastal Employment before the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster: Employment Maps and Data from 2008

Jul 20, 2010

This brief describes employment in coastal Louisiana two years prior to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. The jobs data within this brief serves as a baseline against which future impacts of the oil disaster may be compared.

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Post–Katrina Commuter Patterns: Based on 2008 Local Employment Dynamics data from the U.S. Census Bureau

Jan 15, 2010

2008 data on where workers live compared to where they work by low, moderate and high–wage levels.

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