When Hurricane Katrina hit, their had to be an increase in hiring insurance people for the area?

Question

In what direction would the shift in labor supply and demand go?
What would be its effect on the equilibrium of the labor market?

I am taking a course in economics and I truly need help in understanding the shift matter. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Actually I don't think there was much hiring done, it seems that rather than hire additional people, the companies shifted people temporarily to the areas of higher claim instances that were already employed. Once the claims processing was under control these people then shifted back to their normal territories. That doesn't answer your question about the labor market but that is my observation of what was going on in my area. Don't know if that will affect the question or not.