The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still improving.
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady recovery.
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September 30, 2021
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The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week ups and downs, rose for the first time in seven weeks.
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September 23, 2021
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000.
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September 17, 2021
Comments Off on Maryland gained 11.9K jobs in August; unemployment dipped to 5.9%, pandemic low
Maryland gained 11,900 jobs and the unemployment rate decreased to a pandemic-low of 5.9% in August, according to U.S. Department of Labor data.
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September 16, 2021
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits moved up last week to 332,000, a sign that worsening COVID infections may have slightly increased layoffs.
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September 9, 2021
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 310,000, another pandemic low.
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September 8, 2021
Comments Off on ‘A double whammy of hardship’: Two anchors of COVID safety net end, putting millions at risk
With the end of two anchors of the government’s COVID-19 protection package expired, untold millions faced Labor Day with a suddenly shrunken social safety net.
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September 2, 2021
Comments Off on Millions to lose jobless aid, as claims fall to pandemic low
Millions of jobless Americans who have depended on federal unemployment aid as a financial lifeline are about to lose those benefits.
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August 26, 2021
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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks even though the economy and job market have been recovering briskly from the coronavirus pandemic. Jobless claims edged up by 4,000 to ...
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