La. Gov. Edwards Issues Statement on Louisiana's April Unemployment Rate
May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement:
Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statement on the state's latest unemployment rate of 14.5 percent for April, which is slightly lower than the national rate of 14.7 percent. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana had generally seen decreasing unemployment for several years. The unemployment rate for March was 6.7 percent.
"As Louisiana, like the rest of the n . . .
Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statement on the state's latest unemployment rate of 14.5 percent for April, which is slightly lower than the national rate of 14.7 percent. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana had generally seen decreasing unemployment for several years. The unemployment rate for March was 6.7 percent.
"As Louisiana, like the rest of the n . . .