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Economist Says NW Louisiana Job Outlook For 2022 Looks Promising

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith
Published October 12, 2021 at 12:41 PM EDT
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NWLA ECONOMIC OUTLOOK -  Like all parts of the country,  Shreveport-Bossier’s economy took a hit from the Covid Pandemic in 2020,  but one state economist says the it has improved by 57%  over last year.  According to the Shreveport-Times,   Dr. Loren Scott,  a  well-known  state  economist  shared  economic outlook  during a seminar held last Friday, at the Port of Caddo-Bossier Regional Commerce Center.  For example,  Scott said  Shreveport-Bossier lost 24,300 jobs in 2020, a year later in July of 2021, it saw an increase of over 10,000 jobs.    Casino/Gaming industry in the Shreveport-Bossier  area lost 2,027 

Dr. Loren Scott, President of Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc
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Courtesy: Loreen C. Scott & Associates, Inc
Dr. Loren Scott, President of Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc

casino jobs from 2020 to 2021.  While   traditional  industries  such as oil and gas   lost  jobs,   the  employment  outlook  for Shreveport-Bossier is looking better for 2022.   Scott pointed out  that the  new  Amazon  Robotic  Fulfillment  Center  currently  under  construction in Shreveport,  will  add  a  few thousand jobs  in  the  months ahead.

A well-known Louisiana economist says that although NW Louisiana lost jobs in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, the area has recovered 57% and should fare better in 2022.

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Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' experience to Red River Radio having started out as a radio news reporter and moving into television journalism as a newsmagazine producer / host, talk-show moderator, programming director and managing producer and news director / anchor for commercial, public broadcasting and educational television. He has more recently worked in advertising, marketing and public relations as a writer, video producer and media consultant. In pursuit of higher learning, Chuck studied Mass Communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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