Mile Markers for Measuring Success
How will we know if we’re making good time? These targets must be revisited on a regular basis to ensure Louisiana’s progress toward increased competitiveness, as other states and nations continue to move the benchmark.
Goals
Our mile markers for measuring success
Louisiana would have needed to create an additional 90,000 jobs over the past five years to rank in the middle third of state job growth.
Louisiana’s jobs would have needed to pay an additional $2,351 over the past five years to rank in the middle third of state wage growth.
2030 goal
To reach the one percent growth goal Louisiana would need to increase the working age population (ages 25-64) by 153,000 more than the current projections.
current
2030 goal
Reading Scores
current
2030 goal
2023
2030 goal
2030 goal
Ensure that 50 percent of high school students will participate in school-to-work initiatives – including a paid internship, pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship – by 2030; in subsequent years the goal rises to 100 percent.
current
2030 goal
current
2030 goal
Secure multiple, consistent top 20 rankings among best states for business by 2030.
Current rankings:
Secure a consistent top 20 ranking among the best states to start a business by 2030.
Current rankings: