BATON ROUGE – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending July 21, 2018 dropped to 2,198 from the previous week’s total of 2,525. For a comparison, during the week ending July 22, 20…

BATON ROUGE – Darrick Lee, a licensed attorney in both Louisiana and Texas, has been appointed to the position of Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (OWCA) Fraud Manager. Darrick has a …

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana has recorded its ninth straight over-the-year job increase, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS). Not seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment f…

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DOC) has received official approval from the State Apprenticeship Council to establish a welder/fitter Registered Apprenticeshi…

BATON ROUGE – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending July 14, 2018 rose to 2,525 from the previous week’s total of 2,325. For a comparison, during the week ending July 15, 2017,…

BATON ROUGE – Data released today by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows that the number of seasonally adjusted employed individuals increased by 36,732 to 2,036,316 from June 2017. This is…

BATON ROUGE – Teaming with partner agencies, the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) conducted unannounced site inspections today as the agency ramps up efforts to combat the unethical business pract…

BATON ROUGE – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending July 7, 2018 rose to 2,325 from the previous week’s total of 2,120. For a comparison, during the week ending July 8, 2017, 3…

BATON ROUGE —The Louisiana Workforce Commission has revised the schedule for its 2018 monthly press releases of employment and unemployment data. The release of statewide nonfarm industry employment …

BATON ROUGE – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending June 30, 2018 dropped to 2,120 from the previous week’s total of 2,263. For a comparison, during the week ending July 1, 201…