Unemployment fell for the sixth straight month in Louisiana, but payrolls moved in the wrong direction in October. The jobless rate fell to 4.8% last month from 5.1% in September. Louisiana’s unemployment rate was 6.1% a year ago. About 100,000 Louisianans were jobless, down more than 5,000 from September. Also, for the first time in
Louisiana jobless rate keeps falling, but payrolls shrink
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