The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports initial claims for unemployment insurance in the state rose to 5,753 for the week ending May 30. The commission attributes the rise, up from 4,944 for the week ending May 23, to more first-time filings for jobless benefits in the wood product manufacturing and health care and social assistance sectors. The figure compares with 3,322 claims for the comparable week of 2008. The number of people receiving continued unemployment benefits increased from 50,874 to 52,411 during the last week in May. For the comparable week of 2008, there were 20,482 such claims.
Initial jobless claims up in Louisiana
Sign up for the free Daily Report email – local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business impact business in Baton Rouge and beyond.
