First-time claims for unemployment increased in Louisiana for the week ending Saturday. The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the initial claims were 4,169, compared with 3,804 for the week ending June 25. The figure was lower than it was for the comparable week a year earlier, when there were 4,750 initial claims. The four-week moving average, which is a less volatile measure, decreased to 4,146 from the previous week’s total of 4,440. Continued unemployment claims filed for the week ending Saturday totaled 47,097, a decrease from 47,769 for the week ending June 25. The four-week moving average for such claims increased to 47,236 from 46,446.
Initial La. unemployment claims increase
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