Louisiana’s unemployment rate hit a record low for the third consecutive month in August with a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.5%, though the figure is complicated by a high resignation rate and lagging labor force participation. Louisiana’s 3.5% unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than July, marking 18 consecutive months of declines since April
Louisiana’s jobless rate reaches record low, but labor force participation still lags
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