The Louisiana Workforce Commission says initial claims for unemployment insurance in the state rose to 6,113 for the week ending June 20. That’s up from the 5,139 claims for the week ending June 13. The biggest increase came from the transportation industry sector, which was affected by a six-week shutdown at the Shreveport General Motors assembly plant. The layoffs at the plant started June 15. The figure compares with 2,952 claims for the comparable week of 2008. The number of people receiving continued unemployment benefits increased to 57,408 from 56,614 during the week previous. For the comparable week of 2008, there were 23,853 continuing claims.
Nearly 1,000 added to unemployment rolls last week
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