BATON ROUGE, La. – New federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data released this morning shows that Louisiana has more people working than ever before.

Gov. John Bel Edwards said:

“There are now more Louisianans working than ever before in our history. These job numbers are validation of our bipartisan work to grow and diversify our economy. Every day I am inspired by the talent and skill of our people, who have come back so strong from the COVID pandemic and two devastating hurricane seasons in 2020 and 2021.”