Initial claims for unemployment benefits declined in Louisiana during the holiday-shortened workweek. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports the number of first-time filers fell from 5,432 to 4,415 for the week ending Nov. 28. State labor officials attribute the decline primarily to the Thanksgiving break. For the comparable week ending Nov. 29, 2008, there were 2,282 initial claims. As of last week, the commission reports there were 60,632 continued benefits claimed; that’s down from 61,502 for the week ending Nov. 21.
Initial jobless claims fall statewide
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