Unemployment insurance claims for newly laid-off workers in Louisiana fell more than 25% for the week ending June 27, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported today. For the latest week, there were 4,655 new initial claims for benefits. That compares with 6,113 such claims for the week ending June 20. Those figures were goosed by a six-week shutdown at the Shreveport General Motors assembly plant, which started June 15. There was an increase in the number of people who continued receiving unemployment benefits. As of the latest tally, 59,504 were still getting benefits, compared with the previous week’s total of 57,408.
Initial state unemployment claims drop sharply
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