Initial jobless claims in Louisiana jumped 23% last week, mostly because of a temporary shutdown in the transportation equipment industry. That’s according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, which recorded 6,003 first-time claims for unemployment payments for the week ending Saturday. That’s up from 4,880 for the week ending Dec. 5. For the comparable week ending Dec. 13, 2008, there were 3,831 first-time claims. The number of people continuing to get benefits dropped to 64,405 last week from the Dec.5 tally of 65,092. For the comparable week a year ago, there were 31,396 people continuing to receive benefits.
Temporary shutdown pushes up La. jobless claims
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