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US weekly jobless claims dip to 787,000 as unemployment crisis continues into 2021
Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, fell to 5.1 million for t…
Ben Winck
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US weekly jobless claims jump the most since March as America's labor-market recovery falters
Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, climbed to 5.3 million fo…
Ben Winck
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A government watchdog says the Labor Department has been releasing flawed data — and finds that most states underpaid jobless Americans
The GAO's report signals the virus' economic fallout may be greater than first believed and that ai…
Ben Winck
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.5 million, higher than economist forecasts
Despite the historically elevated number, Thursday's Labor Department report marked the 12th straig…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.9 million, bringing the 11-week total to nearly 43 million
Despite the jarring number, Thursday's report from the Labor Department marked the ninth straight w…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims hit 2.1 million, bringing the 10-week total to more than 40 million
"At this pace, claims won't be back below 1 million until September," said Ian Shepherdson, chief e…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims rise to 742,000, more than economist forecasts as labor-market rebound falters
Continuing claims, which track the Americans receiving unemployment benefits, fell to 6.37 million …
Ben Winck
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US weekly jobless claims hit 2.4 million, bringing the 9-week total to nearly 39 million
"Each week of such high claims is a disaster in its own right," said Ian Shepherdson, chief economi…
Carmen Reinicke
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Total US unemployment shrinks for the first time since coronavirus layoffs began in March
It is "a positive for the economy as more people are going back to work as states begin the re-open…
Carmen Reinicke
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How an error in US jobless claims inflated one state's numbers by nearly 270,000 — an accidental tenfold increase
The error will be revised in next week's US jobless claims report, due to be released Thursday May …
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.2 million, fewer filings than economists expected
Weekly unemployment claims remain stubbornly high, even as states continue to reopen from pandemic …
Carmen Reinicke
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Economists forecast an additional 2.4 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week
"We are becoming less hopeful of a quick drop in jobless claims below the one million mark," said I…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims defy economists and climb back above 1 million as the labor-market recovery slows
The surprise increase in new unemployment claims followed two consecutive weeks of declines, signal…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims fall to 709,000, lower than economist forecasts as labor-market recovery accelerates
Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, fell to 6.8 million for t…
Ben Winck
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Nearly one third of people that have gone back to work after being laid off during the coronavirus pandemic have lost their jobs again, study finds
A new study from Cornell University shows that a second wave of coronavirus pandemic layoffs is hap…
Carmen Reinicke
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Economists forecast that an additional 1.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week
"The downward trend is obviously good news, but in the context of an economy that is re-opening it …
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims fall more than forecast to 779,000 as Biden stimulus efforts persist
Continuing claims, which count Americans receiving unemployment benefits, dipped to 4.6 million for…
Ben Winck
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US weekly jobless claims hit 751,000, surpassing economist forecasts as labor-market recovery slows
Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, fell to 7.3 million for t…
Ben Winck
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Economists forecast that an additional 1.8 million Americans filed for unemployment last week
While a decrease from the previous week, 1.8 million claims is "indicative of a labor market that's…
Carmen Reinicke
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US weekly jobless claims rise to 898,000 as labor-market recovery stumbles
Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, fell to 10 million for th…