The number of initial unemployment filings in Louisiana dropped for the second consecutive week. Initial claims for the week ending Saturday were 4,498, down from 4,519 for the week ending Sept. 26. Continued unemployment claims posted a bigger drop, falling from the previous week’s total of 59,921, to 59,096. The figures are still running ahead of the numbers from the same period in 2008, when there were 34,238 continuing claims.
Louisiana first-time unemployment filings drop again
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