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Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 for the week ended Nov. 9, the Labor Department said on Thursday. ... US weekly jobless claims fall ...
Jobless claims dropped by 7,000 to 227,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits, which are a proxy for layoffs, remain low by historic standards.
The overall numbers receiving unemployment benefits fell by 52,000 to 1.84 million, the lowest since September. US unemployment claims fall to 211,000, the lowest level since March Skip to main ...
In mid-February 2021, when the death toll had already reached 470,000, [130] the IHME projected that the death toll would reach 600,000 by June 1. [131] However, the death rate dropped during this time period and the total death toll on June 1 was not as high as expected, having reached only about 592,000. [ 132 ]
With Congress at a stalemate over the next stimulus bill, President Trump issued four orders over the weekend to provide relief for those who are struggling in the Covid-19 recession. Suspending ...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and President Trump enacted the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) on March 18, 2020. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the budget deficit for fiscal year 2020 would increase to $3.3 trillion or 16% GDP, more than triple that of 2019 and the largest ...
Weekly unemployment claims are seen as a proxy for the number of U.S. layoffs in a given week. Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 218,000 for the week ending Feb. 3, the Labor ...
A month before voters cast their ballots, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report showing a strong labor market with growing wages, a lower unemployment rate, and the addition of ...