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BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge area started 2026 with a record-breaking number of both overall and new jobs, as well as rising wages and a construction boom, the newest report from the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership released Thursday says.

The report says that the Capital region reached an all-time high of 438,200 nonfarm jobs in April 2026, which leads all its peer metro areas in annual job growth. The report attributes the rise in construction jobs in particular to projects like the Hyundai Steel Mill, CF Industries’ ammonia facility, Linde’s Air Separation Unit, and the I-10 widening project.

The Advocate - June 4, 2026

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Posted by el Gaucho

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Posted on 6/4/26 at 12:57 pm to LSURussian

Coach Sid is MBRGA

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Posted by turnpiketiger

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Posted on 6/4/26 at 12:59 pm to LSURussian

How much did Landry pay to have these numbers inflated

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Posted by KamaCausey_LSU

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Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:01 pm to LSURussian

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The report attributes the rise in construction jobs in particular to projects like the Hyundai Steel Mill, CF Industries’ ammonia facility

Have they even broken ground on either of these?

I guess the job positions exist so they count even if nobody is working them yet.

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Posted by tigeraddict

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Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:03 pm to LSURussian

i know our company has been on a hiring spree. Our office was renovated this time last year, to add more space for employees, we are full and about to renovate the rest of the floor in the office we are renting.....

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Posted by White Bear

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Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:04 pm to LSURussian

Kiffins salary and BKs buyout account for 1,500 jobs baw.