Unemployment rate 3.6%, second lowest on record
(The Center Square) – Louisiana’s unemployment rate in June was the second-lowest in state history at 3.6%, though the figure lags behind most states in the region.
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(The Center Square) – Louisiana’s unemployment rate in June was the second-lowest in state history at 3.6%, though the figure lags behind most states in the region.
BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards announced Friday that Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates, who's been in charge of the state's unemployment system for over seven years, is leaving her job.
The lead labor administrator in Gov. John Bel Edwards’ cabinet will step down at the end of August, his office said Friday.
State Workforce Commission leadership says proposal will hurt poor.
LWC Secretary Ava Cates said that no level of fraud is acceptable, but noted that state workforce commissions were dealt a difficult hand.