Initial claims for unemployment benefits in Louisiana decreased last week compared to the previous week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday.
New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 1,426 in the week ending April 27, from 1,695 the week before, the Labor Department said.
U.S. jobless claims remained the same, at 208,000 last week, on a seasonally adjusted basis.
New Hampshire saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, up 103.7%. Rhode Island, meanwhile, saw the largest percentage decline in new claims, with a 65.3% drop.
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