Impact of Delgado Education for Orleans Workforce •
Five years of Delgado graduates from all over the New Orleans region will fill an estimated 2,278 2 278 of the 75 75,117 117 (Q1 2009) jobs in Orleans Parish.
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These graduates working in the New Orleans area will earn $29.8 million illi more thi this year th than th they would ld h have without ith t the th training t i i and education they received at Delgado.
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greater wages g will have an additional estimated economic These g impact of $36.7 million on the metropolitan area economy, with the majority of this impact captured in Orleans Parish.
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The combination of these additional wages and their economic impact represents a cumulative benefit of $66.5 million to the metropolitan economy.
* The number of Delgado graduates working in Orleans Parish is determined by the share of MSA employment represented in The number of Delgado graduates working in Orleans Parish is determined by the share of MSA employment represented in Orleans Parish(33.5% ‐ LA Workforce Commission ‐ Q1 2009). The additional wages earned are calculated using Bureau of Labor Statistic wage data. The impact on of those additional wages on the MSA economy is measured using Bureau of Economic Analysis RIMS II multipliers.