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Jindal: Our No. 1 mission is jobs
 When I took office, I said we would work together to create a New Louisiana – a place where our children can get a great education, pursue rewarding careers and raise their kids right here at home. Instead of Louisiana losing its young people to Texas and Georgia each year, we would become the state where not only our own businesses expand and create jobs, but others come here seeking opportunities as well. Over the last two years we have made tremendous progress on that critical top mission of fostering greater economic growth to create jobs.
Continuing the trend we began in 2008, Louisiana's economy once again outperformed the South and the nation in 2009. Louisiana's unemployment rate has remained well below the Southern and the national rates since the beginning of the national recession. In November, Louisiana's unemployment rate was 6.7 percent – the second lowest in the South and the ninth lowest in the nation.
Additionally, recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Louisiana experienced its third consecutive year of more people moving into the state than moving out. This follows more than two decades of outmigration. This good news followed data from United Van Lines showing Louisiana ranked second best in the South when comparing their inbound to outbound shipments.
For the full report, see Page 5A of this week's Citizen.
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