First-time claims for unemployment insurance increased in Louisiana for the week ending Saturday. The Louisiana Workforce Commission figures released today show the initial claims rose to 4,033 from 3,857 for the week ending July 30. The figure was lower than it was for the comparable week a year earlier, when there were 4,305 initial claims. The four-week moving average, which is a less volatile measure of claims, decreased to 4,103 from 4,108 for the week ending July 30. Continued unemployment claims filed for the week ending Saturday were 48,392, an increase from 48,216 the previous week.
First-time unemployment claims increase in La.
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