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Spiraling COVID-19 Cases Driving Up U.S. Layoffs; Inflation Still Benign
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits jumped to a near three-month high last week as mounting new COVID-19 infections led to more business restrictions. The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits jumped to a near three-month high last week as mounting new COVID-19 infections led to more business restrictions. -
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall; Services Sector Activity Slows
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but remained extraordinarily high amid widespread business restrictions to slow a rising tide of new COVID-19 infections and lack of additional fiscal stimulus. The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but remained extraordinarily high amid widespread business restrictions to slow a rising tide of new COVID-19 infections and lack of additional fiscal stimulus. -
Jobless Aid For Nearly 14 million Americans To Expire The Day After Christmas
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits under pandemic programs set to expire the day after Christmas continued to rise in early November, according to a Labor Department report released Wednesday. The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits under pandemic programs set to expire the day after Christmas continued to rise in early November, according to a Labor Department report released Wednesday. -
US Braces For Increase In Jobless Americans As Pandemic Rages On
Economists predict an additional 2.1 million Americans applied for jobless claims in the week ending May 23. Economists predict an additional 2.1 million Americans applied for jobless claims in the week ending May 23. -
Additional 2.4 Million Americans File For Unemployment Claims
The coronavirus pandemic has created the worst employment market since the Great Depression The coronavirus pandemic has created the worst employment market since the Great Depression -
Economists Estimate Another 2.5 Million Americans Filed For Jobless Claims
The job cuts will not end as long as America's richest sectors - the northeastern zone - is on lockdown, analysts say. The job cuts will not end as long as America's richest sectors - the northeastern zone - is on lockdown, analysts say. -
US House Approves New $484 Billion Aid To Bail Out Small Enterprises, Healthcare
The new relief package is the fourth approved by House in its ongoing war against the pandemic. The new relief package is the fourth approved by House in its ongoing war against the pandemic. -
Jobless Claims In US Balloon From 3 Million To 6 Million In 2 Weeks
Millions of new jobless claims seen as layoffs continue to rise in the US Millions of new jobless claims seen as layoffs continue to rise in the US -
American Unemployment Claims Balloon To Record 6.6 Million
Widespread job cuts linked to pandemic caused a rise in number of Americans who filed for unemployment insurance Widespread job cuts linked to pandemic caused a rise in number of Americans who filed for unemployment insurance