Louisiana sees nearly 52% rise in weekly initial unemployment claims

Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana rose to 24,566 last week, up from 16,191 the week before, according to figures released today by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. For comparison, 1,683 initial claims were filed during the week ending Sept. 7, 2019.  Meanwhile, the four-week moving average of initial claims increased to 16,845 from the previous