Employers can also expect a cut in the unemployment insurance taxes they pay per employee into the state's unemployment fund.

Louisiana lowers unemployment taxes for businesses while reducing benefit weeks, raising payouts slightly, and adding new job ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A former Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) employee entered a guilty plea to wire fraud. According to the United States Department of Justice, Paris Haynes, 28, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Workforce Commission was evacuated “out of an abundance of caution” on Monday afternoon following reports of a bomb threat. According to the state ...

The Louisiana Senate on Monday gave final passage to a bill that would require residents collecting unemployment benefits to do more to find a job. Having already passed the House, the bill now needs ...

Today, the Louisiana Workforce Commission hosted a career fair at the American Job Center to help connect employers and job seekers. Crystal Scott, the local area coordinator at the American Job ...

Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment rose to slightly more than 2 million jobs, an increase of 900 from May and 22,900 compared to the same month last year. Private sector employment ...

Louisiana could require residents who get unemployment insurance to do more to find new jobs if a bill advancing in the legislature becomes law. House Bill 153, which passed the state House by a vote ...

More than 500 workers from SafeSource Direct in Broussard are facing unemployment as the company plans to shut down ...

LaPolitics: How will the growth of Louisiana’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, as projected by the Revenue Estimating Conference, benefit workers and employers?  Louisiana Workforce Commi… Already ...

Data released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Louisiana’s annual nonfarm employment gains continue.