Louisiana recorded a 4% increase in first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week. The Louisiana Workforce Commission says there were 4,140 initial claims for the week ending Saturday. That’s up from 3,987 for the week ending Aug. 14. For the comparable week ending Aug. 22, 2009, there were 4,411 first-time claims. The four-week moving average of initial claims dropped to 4,138 from the previous week’s average of 4,199. Those still looking for work claimed an additional 56,102 weeks of benefits for the week ending Saturday, down from 56,588 for the week ending Aug. 14. For the comparable week a year ago, the unemployed claimed an additional 63,420 weeks of payments.
4% increase in first-time La. jobless claims
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