Tri-Parish unemployment rates in April were up and the workforce was nearly unchanged compared to a year ago, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
The total workforce count in April was 68,046, up 210 or 0.3% from the April 2024 total for St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes.
The state report was released May 28 showed the workforce counts by parish for April were:
St. Land...
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