First-time claims for jobless benefits dropped slightly last week in Louisiana. The Louisiana Workforce Commission says, that for the week ending Saturday, there were 4,771 of the newly unemployed seeking benefits. That’s down from the previous week’s total of 4,826. For the comparable week ending Oct. 18, 2008, there were 3,181 first-time claims. Continuing claims were down slightly, from 60,601 for the week ending Oct. 10 to 60,575.
La. initial jobless claims drop slightly
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