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Wages have gone up as restaurants try to hold onto their staff amid a record number of people quitting their jobs in the U.S., especially in the South.
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The tips Dora Whitfield earned at Harrah’s Casino covered her bills. But like a lot of workers, returning to work is not as simple as following the help wanted signs.
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Thousands Of Laid-Off Oil Workers Struggle To Start AgainMore than 7,000 oil and gas workers have lost their jobs in Louisiana as the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation and the world. With one of the highest…
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Latest Federal Guidance Disqualifies 67,000 Unemployed Louisianans From $300 Federal Weekly BenefitsAfter a week of mixed messaging from state and federal officials, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday that the state expects to receive the...
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All Louisianans currently receiving state unemployment benefits will likely be eligible for the partial extension of weekly federal benefits authorized...
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It’s long been clear that the Crescent City’s economy has been shattered by the pandemic. But a new report suggests New Orleans workers have not only…
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From March 14 to May 2, more than 560,000 Louisiana residents applied for unemployment benefits.That's about 12 percent of the total population of…
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Record numbers of laid-off workers across Louisiana are waiting for badly needed assistance, while the state struggles to process hundreds of thousands of…
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The Louisiana Workforce Commission has expanded its staff to help process the surge of unemployment claims they have received following the coronavirus…
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There are a lot of Louisianians with criminal records. The state has the second-highest incarceration rate in the country, behind Oklahoma. In New…