Initial claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana fell 5% last week from the previous week, says the Louisiana Workforce Commission. For the week ending May 2, there were 4,240 initial claims for jobless benefits. That’s down from 4,478 the previous week, but well above the 2,458 recorded for the comparable week ending May 3, 2008. Continued benefits increased from 47,936 to 48,603 for the latest week. That compares with 20,796 claims for the comparable week of 2008.
Initial unemployment claims continue to fall in Louisiana
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