BATON ROUGE – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending Oct. 21, 2017 increased to 2,396 from the previous week’s total of 2,317. For the comparable week a year ago, ending Oct. 22…

BATON ROUGE – Unemployment rates fell over the past 12 months in all nine of Louisiana’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in September, according to not-seasonally adjusted data from the Bureau o…

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) is ramping up efforts to get employers with long-term, unpaid unemployment tax bills to settle their debts, including taking any federal income t…

BATON ROUGE – It’s a hidden crime with thousands of unsuspecting accomplices, a multi-million dollar payroll, and an unfair business advantage to the bad guys. But a team of state and federal agencies…

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) is proud to sponsor the 4th annual North Louisiana Safety & Health Conference, November 6-7, at the Monroe Civic Center from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. …

BATON ROUGE— Louisiana employment and wages annual data for 2016 is now available on the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s website, www.laworks.net. The data contain 2016 covered employment and tota…

BATON ROUGE – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending Oct. 14, 2017 decreased to 2,317 from the previous week’s total of 2,409. For the comparable week a year ago, ending Oct. 15…

BATON ROUGE – This week, the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) joined the local Business and Career Solutions Center and Nunez Community College (Nunez) in honoring Dr. Thomas Warner for his decade…

BATON ROUGE – September’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.1 percent. This figure is down 0.1 percentage points from August. This is the fifth consecutive month the unemployment ra…

BATON ROUGE – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending Oct. 7, 2017 increased to 2,409 from the previous week’s total of 2,138. For the comparable week a year ago, ending Oct. 8, …

BATON ROUGE – As the demand for skilled workers increases in the U.S., the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) is working diligently with small business leaders and community members to expand employ…

BATON ROUGE – In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) is sponsoring multiple hiring events throughout the state during the month of October…

BATON ROUGE – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending Sept. 30, 2017 decreased to 2,138 from the previous week’s total of 2,157. For the comparable week a year ago, ending Oct. 1…

BATON ROUGE – As Floridians continue to recover from Hurricane Irma, employees at the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) are using experience honed from Louisiana’s own disaster response to help. …