Nearly 22,000 Louisiana residents filed new claims for unemployment last week, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported today.
The number of initial claims was up from fewer than 20,000 a week earlier. The figures show the continued effects of the fight against the new coronavirus.
For the comparable week last year, initial unemployment claims were about 2,206.
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The total number receiving unemployment benefits topped 306,000 last week. For the comparable week last year, that figure was less than 18,000.
