The Louisiana Workforce Commission says initial claims for unemployment insurance in the state fell to 5,139 for the week ending June 13. That compares with 5,978 initial claims for the week ending June 6. The figure compares with 3,177 claims for the comparable week of 2008. The number of people receiving continued unemployment benefits increased from 56,614 to 52,411 during the last week in May. For the comparable week of 2008, there were 22,984 continuing claims.
Weekly state unemployment claims drop
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