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 Initial unemployment insurance claims drop for week ending March 16

March 22, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending March 16, 2024, dropped to 1,519 from the week ending March 9, 2024, a total of 1,635.…

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 Louisiana’s employment growth continues with 35 consecutive over-the-year gains

March 22, 2024

Data released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Louisiana has again added jobs when compared to the February 2023 figures.…

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 Initial unemployment insurance claims rise for week ending March 9

March 15, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending March 9, 2024, rose to 1,635 from the week ending March 2, 2024, a total of 1,551.…

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 Louisiana’s non-farm employment continues to increases with over-the-year gain

March 11, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA – Data released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment figure continues to add jobs.…

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 Initial unemployment insurance claims rise for week ending March 2

March 8, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending March 2, 2024, rose to 1,551 from the week ending February 24, 2024, a total of 1,424.…

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 Secretary Schowen announces two new appointments at the Louisiana Workforce Commission

March 4, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA – Today, Secretary Schowen announced new appointments to serve on the Executive Leadership team. Osmar Padill will lead the Office of Workforce Development as the Assistant Secretar…

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 Employers able to combat no-shows, job refusals

March 4, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA - Employers now have the ability to report job applicants who fail to show up for job interviews or refuse job offers. The Louisiana Workforce Commission launched two online forms o…

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 Initial unemployment insurance claims rise for week ending February 24

March 1, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending February 24, 2024, rose to 1,424 from the week ending February 17, 2024, a total of 1,123.…

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