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Louisiana adds 26,000 jobs over the year in July

Source: https://theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_24297820-a229-11e8-8b8b-ef3c89304128.html - Aug 20, 2018

Louisiana added 26,000 jobs in July compared to a year earlier, lifting employment to 1,980,200.

The preliminary figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics represented the latest in a string of yearly gains in employment for Louisiana. The nonfarm payroll figures were not seasonally adjusted.

The state posted yearly job increases in eight of 11 sectors, with strong gains in education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing.

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