Make 2023 Your Louisiana Career Year!

Louisiana Outlook for 2023

According to Biz News New Orleans, the Louisiana Economic Forecast projects statewide gains of 14,300 jobs in 2023 and 30,800 in 2024, with the majority in the state's major urban areas. New Orleans could gain a combined 12,200 jobs over the two years, while Baton Rouge could see 12,400, and Lafayette area jobs could increase by 5,300.

Louisiana State University economist Loren Scott stated that Louisiana is well positioned to weather a national recession with significant job gains over the next two years, driven in large part by industrial construction, new health care facilities, and Amazon distribution centers.

“We are told that engineering firms are jammed with front-end engineering work, and industrial construction companies are swamped by bid-prep demands,” according to the forecast. Overall, New Orleans is expected to grow jobs by 1.6% in 2024. The forecast noted nearly $3 billion in coastal projects through the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority that will boost the state’s economy in coming years, as well.

Hybrid and Remote Jobs Have Arrived

In order to survive the Covid-related economic downturn, many businesses were forced to lay off key staff in order to weather the storm. In many cases, those positions will need to be refilled in order to ramp up to meet strong post-Covid demand. This translates into excellent potential opportunities for many that simply would not have existed prior to the pandemic.

Your pre-Covid employability may have been significantly limited by your geographic location... but now, due to the explosion of work-at-home arrangements due to Covid, your opportunities will be sharply enhanced.

It is estimated that 56% of the current U.S. workforce has a job that is at least somewhat compatible with remote work, yet only 3.6% of the pre-Covid workforce worked at home half-time or more.

According to globalworkplaceanalyitcs.com, "Our prediction is that the longer people are required to work at home, the greater the adoption we will see when the dust settles. Our best estimate is that we will see 25-30% of the workforce working at home on a multiple-days-a-week basis..."

So, Keep Your Chin Up! 2023 Could Be Something Special!

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Grant Cooper specializes in Reinventing Resumes, Upgrading LinkedIn Profiles, and Career Coaching for Success. Strategic Resumes & Career Coaching has assisted the U.S. Air Force, Kinko's, the Louisiana Dept. of Labor, the NFL, the NBA, as well as universities, regional banks, hospitals, celebrities, nonprofits, government agencies, entrepreneurs, and corporations. His clients land competitive positions at Fortune 500 firms and attract the best job offers. For a project quote, email your old or existing resume to Grant, along with a couple of ideas as to what types of opportunities you'd like to find. gc@resupro.com | 504-813-9922