Net Job Net Job Growth/Decrease Pre- Growth/Decrease Pre-

and Post-Katrina and Post-Katrina

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Tim WrightTim Wright

Stats/DataStats/Data The majority of our data comes from the The majority of our data comes from the

census bureau. About 100,000 jobs were census bureau. About 100,000 jobs were lost inside New Orleans after Katrina hit lost inside New Orleans after Katrina hit the city. which doesn’t seem like a lot but the city. which doesn’t seem like a lot but it was a huge number and dealt quit a it was a huge number and dealt quit a blow to their economy.blow to their economy.

While hurricane Katrina was in the process While hurricane Katrina was in the process of destroying New Orleans the main of destroying New Orleans the main evacuees were the Big Business men and evacuees were the Big Business men and women of New Orleans so that they could women of New Orleans so that they could still try and have somewhat of a job life still try and have somewhat of a job life when the hurricane passed over.when the hurricane passed over.

Introduction/Background info.Introduction/Background info. We decided to focus more on the economic side We decided to focus more on the economic side

of New Orleans, LA by emphasizing the amount of of New Orleans, LA by emphasizing the amount of Jobs that were lost and gained pre- and post-Jobs that were lost and gained pre- and post-Katrina. By focusing on this side of things we’ll Katrina. By focusing on this side of things we’ll see the impact on NOLA’s economy with the loss see the impact on NOLA’s economy with the loss or growth of jobs due to hurricane Katrina.or growth of jobs due to hurricane Katrina.

There have been a lot of jobs created in the There have been a lot of jobs created in the tourism industry thanks to the effects of Katrina tourism industry thanks to the effects of Katrina ironically. The devastation that Katrina caused ironically. The devastation that Katrina caused made people from across the global want to come made people from across the global want to come and help the refugees that suffered from Katrina.and help the refugees that suffered from Katrina.

SignificanceSignificance

In a few years we all will be graduating In a few years we all will be graduating high school then eventually from college high school then eventually from college and we will be out in the “real world,” and and we will be out in the “real world,” and we’ll need to get a job. Showing how the we’ll need to get a job. Showing how the economy is affected by the job growth and economy is affected by the job growth and decrease by hurricane Katrina will help decrease by hurricane Katrina will help you to get a job. With NOLA in the current you to get a job. With NOLA in the current state of recovering more jobs are being state of recovering more jobs are being opened up to try and restore it’s economy opened up to try and restore it’s economy back to how it used to be before Katrina. back to how it used to be before Katrina.

What you can take away from thisWhat you can take away from this

If you haven’t figured out what you can do If you haven’t figured out what you can do to help out yet well you’re going to now. to help out yet well you’re going to now. After you graduate from college you’re After you graduate from college you’re going to need to find work to help support going to need to find work to help support yourself and/or your family. With the yourself and/or your family. With the restoration of New Orleans jobs are being restoration of New Orleans jobs are being added to help bring back up the economy added to help bring back up the economy and stabilize it. Also, this would help our and stabilize it. Also, this would help our country as a whole to help our nation’s country as a whole to help our nation’s economy, so it’s like a double-edge sword.economy, so it’s like a double-edge sword.

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