New unemployment claims in Louisiana increased to 4,826 for the week ending Oct. 10. That’s up from the 4,498 first-time claims that were filed during the week ending Oct. 3. Officials with the Louisiana Workforce Commission say some of the increase was due to the start of a new quarter for filing unemployment insurance claims. Continuing claims were also up, from 59,096 for the week ending Oct. 3, to 60,601.
La. initial unemployment claims increase
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