Major electronics retailer with locations in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport has already raised prices on phones, TVs, and laptops by mid-May.
The top employers of 20-somethings (after the military) are Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Target and Best Buy, according to an analysis of Facebook profiles. To the approximately half of people aged 16 to 29 who are currently jobless, a gig making lattes or greeting Wal-Mart customers may not sound so bad.