Labor needed for post-Katrina rebuild

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A news story describing how the labor shortage is a major problem in hurricane-devastated Louisiana despite the astronomical unemployment rate. Read the full description.

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Laborerinmetairie_small More than 300-thousand people in Louisiana have filed unemployment claims following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The jobless rate for September was 11-point-4 percent and is expected to continue to rise. Yet, as Amy Jeffries reports from member station WNPR, contractors trying to rebuild hurricane devastated areas are still scrounging for labor.

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More than 300-thousand people in Louisiana have filed unemployment claims following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The jobless rate for September was 11-point-4 percent and is expected to continue to rise. Yet, as Amy Jeffries reports from member station WNPR, contractors trying to rebuild hurricane devastated areas are still scrounging for labor.