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Goal 1:
To be a Learning Enterprise in which all Louisiana
businesses, institutions and citizens are actively
engaged in the pursuit of knowledge
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Objective
1.11 - To increase workforce
participation rates among traditionally underutilized
sources of workers (women, minorities, disabled,
ex-offenders, immigrants, elderly, etc) |
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Like
the rest of the United States, the South could
soon face a workforce crash. Birth rates are
falling below replacement levels and, as the
Baby Boom generation begins retiring, the South
in general, and Louisiana in particular, could
be faced with critical labor shortages. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that total
labor force growth will drop to 0.7 percent
annually between 2000 and 2025, from a rate
of 1.1 percent throughout the 1990s. While increasing
the education and quality of the overall workforce,
we must also fill the gap by engaging traditionally
underutilized sources of workers, such as women,
minorities, disabled, ex-offenders, immigrants,
and the elderly. |
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to track progress toward Objective 1.11 include: |
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Percentage
of persons with disabilities that are gainfully
employed |
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