Unemployment insurance claims for newly laid-off workers in Louisiana fell 11% for the week ending July 4, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported today. Last week, there were 4,157 new initial claims for benefits. That compares with 4,655 claims for the week ending June 27. But the number of people who continued receiving unemployment benefits increased slightly. As of last week 59,551 were still getting benefits, compared with the previous week’s total of 59,504.
Initial unemployment claims drop again in La.
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