Economy

Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week, with the number of those collecting unemployment benefits already near five-decade lows.

Employment in East Baton Rouge Parish grew 4% in the fourth quarter of last year, while average weekly wages grew 5.2%, according to the...

The influential Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana 48th for the sales tax component of its State Business Tax Climate Index. 

Federal efforts to slow inflation are taking a toll on Louisiana's economy, with job growth now projected to be much less than previously anticipated and full recovery from the pandemic delayed by years.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized his resolve to get inflation down, saying today he will back interest rate increases until prices start falling...

Foreclosure filings in the Baton Rouge area were up more than 246% in April compared to the same time last year, when the federal government had a foreclosure moratorium in place. 

East Baton Rouge Parish hotels raked in $1.6 million on April 30, the night of the Garth Brooks concert at Tiger Stadium, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber reports. 

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up slightly last week but the total number of Americans collecting benefits remains at its lowest level in more than five decades.

Inflation slowed in April after seven months of relentless gains, a tentative sign that price increases may be peaking while still imposing a financial strain on American households.

Most of the additional money recognized Monday by Louisiana’s Revenue Estimating Conference should be treated like a short-term largesse as it relates to the...

Inflation is at a 40-year high. Stock prices are sinking. The Federal Reserve is making borrowing much costlier. And the economy actually shrank in...

Higher tax revenue is helping add $350 million to Louisiana’s general fund budget for the fiscal year that ends at the end of next...

Record-low mortgages below 3%, reached last year, are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. So will the cost of an auto loan. Savers may finally receive a yield high enough to top inflation.

U.S. employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, and some 4.5 million Americans quit or changed positions,

The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three decades to attack inflation by making it costlier to borrow—for a car, a home, a business deal, a credit card purchase.

The average cost of living for a family of four in Louisiana is nearly $10,000 less than the national average, The Center Square reports.  

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve surged 6.6% in March compared with a year ago, the highest 12-month jump in four decades

The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year, and faces threats from high inflation and rising interest rates, yet economists...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell again last week with numbers still at historically low levels.

Foreclosure filings were up almost 51% during the first quarter of this year in the Baton Rouge area compared to the last quarter of 2021 and have doubled from a year ago, a national report shows.