Initial unemployment claims dropped slightly for the fifth consecutive week, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. There were 4,357 claims for the week ending Aug. 29, compared with 4,411 claims the week before. That’s still ahead of the figures from a year ago, when the first-time unemployment claims were at 2,933 for the week ending Aug. 30, 2008. Continued claims for unemployment dropped from 63,420 in the week ending Aug. 22 to 61,716.
Initial Louisiana unemployment claims drop for fifth week
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