At the end of 2011, Louisiana's 6.4 percent jobless rate was down from the 6.5 percent November rate and the 7.2 percent figure in December 2010. Louisiana has tied with Massachusetts and Montana for the 16th lowest jobless rate in the nation and the 4th lowest in the Southern region. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eysink remarked that 2011 was marked by very consistent and solid job growth in Louisiana, all of which took place in the private sector.
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