Aftermath (continued)

Special Issue | Two years after the storm, setbacks are a way of life | Kristin Chapman

HURRICANE KATRINA

POPULATION

2005: 1.4 million in New Orleans metropolitan area pre-Katrina
2007: 1.1 million

2005: 455,000 in city of New Orleans
2007: 255,000

EMPLOYMENT

2005: 204,476 jobs in Orleans parish
2007: 157,826 jobs*
*New Orleans metro area added 29,100 jobs between April 2006 and April 2007

EDUCATION

2005: 128 public schools open in Orleans Parish
2007: 58 (as of May 2007)

Public school enrollment in Orleans Parish:
2004: 66,372 students enrolled in Orleans Parish*
2007: 26,165
* There are no statistics for fall 2005 due to Katrina