December marked the 15th month in a row that Louisiana added private sector jobs, with 48,300 added over the year, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported today.

The Orchard Foundation will be hosting the Cenla Work Ready Network 2012 Workforce Summit on Thursday, February 16.

Louisiana added 3,400 nonfarm jobs from October to November and 46,700 over the year, ... Alexandria unemployment is 6.2 percent, down from 6.8 percent
 

 Louisiana’s jobs gain in September ranked third in the country, according to the federal Bureaus of Labor Statistics.

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in September, the lowest rate since July 2009, the Louisiana Workforce Commission said today.

Louisiana higher education officials on Friday unveiled more of the strategy designed to provide regional employers with better-skilled employees

Education pays.  That's the focus of the Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, which on Wednesday held its first public meeting since merging with Cenla Advantage Partnership.

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell sharply to 7.2 percent in August from the July rate of 7.6 percent

The Chamber is co-sponsoring a workshop with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center on Sep 14. The workshop, titled “Data Protection and Security: Is Your Business Prepared?"

 For the second straight year, Louisiana FastStart ranks as the nation's best state workforce training program

The Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Education Division, through the Workforce Development Committee, has taken several steps to assist in meeting the workforce needs

The latest not seasonally adjusted state and area employment information was released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission today.

The latest not seasonally adjusted state and area employment information was released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission on June 22.

The Louisiana legislature put a law into effect on June 22, 2007. This law required employers to file their Quarterly Tax and Wage reports electronically.

The Rapides Business & Career Solutions Center has received a National Emergency Grant specifically designed for On-the-Job-Training of laid-off workers.

 The latest not seasonally adjusted state and area employment information was released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission on May 25.

In the next few years, Central Louisiana's antiquated trade-school way of training many in its work force could blossom into an integrated higher-education system that will better prepare students and react swiftly to employers' needs.

The Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Strategic Luncheon on Monday, April 18th at 11:30am.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).  For the seventh year in a row, job fairs targeting this valuable employment resource are being held statewide.

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of extended service plans and buyer protection programs for consumer products, together with Louisiana’s Governor Bobby Jindal today announced plans to hire as many as 200 customer service employees

The Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce ... are sponsoring a General Services Administration (GSA) workshop to Learn How To Market Your GSA Schedule” for those businesses interested in Federal procurement opportunities.

Sixty-six students from the Rapides Parish School System were awarded medals for completing the required rigorous curriculum dictated under the voluntary Louisiana Scholars Program

In select Louisiana school districts, volunteer representatives from the community are motivating students to pursue a more rigorous course of study in high school - to become a Louisiana Scholar. 

As a business leader in Louisiana, you likely know all too well the workforce challenges our state faces.

In conjunction with the Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce in Alexandria, the Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance is conducting a comprehensive review

Louisiana Job Fairs 2006 will be held in Alexandria on Wednesday October 11, from 9:00am until Noon

Parata Systems, Inc. (formerly Mckesson Automation Systems, Inc.) made the decision to close its Alexandria facility. 

The Workforce Operations Department of the Rapides Job Center has received a sizable National Emergency Grant (NEG) to assist businesses

Union Tank Car Company help wanted ads will begin to appear in Central Louisiana newspapers on Sunday.