First-time claims for jobless benefits in Louisiana increased by more than 250 during the week ending Nov. 20. The Louisiana Workforce Commission says there were 4,293 of the newly unemployed seeking benefits. That’s up from 4,041 for the week ending Nov. 13. For the comparable week ending Nov. 21, 2009, there were 5,432 first-time claims. The state says there were 48,626 continuing weeks of benefits claimed for the week ending Nov. 20, up from 48,436 the previous week. A year ago, the unemployed in Louisiana claimed 61,502 additional weeks of jobless payments.
Initial jobless claims jump in La.
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