Once again, Louisiana posts record low unemployment numbers. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates says this is three months in a row of benchmark low jobless claims and/or applications…

“While we’re seeing, last month, the numbers hitting all-time lows…we were the only state to do so this month. so that is again good news for Louisiana and Louisiana citizens,” Cates said.

August figures show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.5-percent; that’s a record low number and the third consecutive month of declines. Cates says, yes, there are still a lot of unfilled jobs across the state…but the number of those applying for or collecting unemployment benefits has never been lower…

“The number of employed people – seasonally adjusted – did go down by a negligible amount. But it’s so small, we’re still seeing that record un-employment rate, and fewer people are un-employed now.” 

Cates says wages are coming up, which encourages more people to enter the workforce. She says LWC offers job assistance and even connections for on-the-job training, via its Tech Ready Louisiana program…

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for them to take advantage of Tech Ready Louisiana, or any of our registered apprenticeship training programs.”

Cates says she anticipates unemployment numbers to keep falling as more Louisianans go back to work.

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