Louisiana was among 29 states to see its unemployment rate fall in August from the previous month, with the Bayou State posting its lowest rate—6%, down 0.2 percentage points from July—since May 2014, according to new figures from the U.S. Department of Labor. Compared to last August, Louisiana had roughly 7,000 more nonfarm jobs last
Louisiana unemployment rate falls to 6% in August
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