NEW ORLEANS, La. (WDSU) — New numbers show Louisiana with a major increase in unemployment in early July.
The U.S. Employment and Training Administration reports that 31,907 people filed for jobless benefits last week, that’s an increase of 45% or nearly 10,000 claims from the week before.
The last time Louisiana saw unemployment numbers this high was in late May, but it’s still way down from the state’s pandemic peak – 91,923 claims for the week of April 18.
As of June 27, 299,411 eligible workers in Louisiana were receiving unemployment claims.
That’s 15.8% of the state’s eligible workforce.
By: WDSU Digital Team
