Labor Day – Holding On

This Labor Day is more important than most.  It signals the start of the endgame of the election, the time when everything starts to count even more because everyone is paying attention.  And this year, what people are paying attention to more than anything is labor itself – the state of jobs.

Barataria has dealt with the job market many times over the summer.  While there is a net gain in jobs over the Obama administration the growth in jobs barely absorbs the young people entering the workforce.  It’s not exactly the material for a strong re-election.  But that’s not all there is to the jobs picture.

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