| Louisiana's unemployment rate was 3.5% in November _____ In October, it was 3.3%, the lowest-ever recorded rate _____ In January 2016, when Gov. John Bel Edwards took office, the unemployment rate was 6% _____ Louisiana's gross domestic product grew by 3.2% in the second quarter of 2023 _____ The national gross domestic product growth rate over the same period is 2.1% _____ Louisiana's per-capita personal income in 2016 was $42,132 _____ Louisiana's per-capita personal income last year was $54,501 _____ Source: Gov. John Bel Edwards' office, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Bureau of Economic Analysis Note: We deliver Inside Louisiana Politics three times a week. Got this email from a friend? Click here to be added to our list! Note: This newsletter will not be sent from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2. Happy holidays! | 
