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Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits Decrease
Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits Decrease
August 24, 2023  |  Economy

Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits decreased during the week ending on Saturday (Aug. 19). The seasonally adjusted figure for that week’s initial claims stood...

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New Jobless Claims Tumble Again, Beating Expectations
New Jobless Claims Tumble Again, Beating Expectations
May 13, 2021  |  Economy

Initial jobless claims tumbled to 473,000, beating expectations and marking a new record low from the pandemic’s historic highs.  The U.S. Department of Labor’s latest...

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US Jobless Claims Hold Steady At 884K
US Jobless Claims Hold Steady At 884K
September 10, 2020  |  Economy

First-time jobless claims held steady last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported on Thursday (Sept. 10). For the week ending Sept. 5, the...

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US Jobless Claims Back Above 1M
US Jobless Claims Back Above 1M
August 20, 2020  |  Economy

Despite predictions that the number of Americans seeking jobless benefits would drop for the second consecutive week, more than 1 million laid-off employees requested benefits last week,...

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Another 5.2M Americans File Jobless Claims
Another 5.2M Americans File Jobless Claims
April 16, 2020  |  Economy

COVID-19 continues to jolt the nation’s economy as another 5,245,000 Americans applied for jobless benefits in the week ending April 11, the U.S. Labor Department reported...

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Another 6.6M Americans File For Unemployment As Layoffs Continue
Another 6.6M Americans File For Unemployment As Layoffs Continue
April 09, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Jobless claims released Thursday (April 9) show that the coronavirus triggered another 6.606 million unemployment claims for the week ending April 4. The latest numbers...

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Unemployment Data Shows Darkening Coronavirus Clouds For SMBs
Unemployment Data Shows Darkening Coronavirus Clouds For SMBs
April 02, 2020  |  Economy

These are the kinds of records that no one wants to see broken. And yet, as the coronavirus pandemic keeps decimating businesses, particularly smaller ones,...

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US Jobless Claims Hit Record 6.6M Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
US Jobless Claims Hit Record 6.6M Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
April 02, 2020  |  Economy

In another sign that the nation’s economy is suffering amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of new jobless claims reached record levels last week, double...

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COVID-19 Triggers Record-Breaking Spike In US Unemployment Claims
COVID-19 Triggers Record-Breaking Spike In US Unemployment Claims
March 26, 2020  |  Coronavirus

A record 3.28 million people claimed U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus continued to make its way throughout much of the world, shuttering...

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