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New weekly jobless claims
Pandemic
Unemployment
Assistance claims
Lowest since
beginning
of pandemic
Regular state claims
Jan. ’20
Jan. ’21
New weekly jobless claims
Lowest since
beginning
of pandemic
Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance claims
Regular state claims
Jan. ’20
Jan. ’21
While vaccination efforts have gathered speed and restrictions on activities have receded in many states, the job market is showing signs of life.Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell last week to 657,000, a decrease of 100,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It was the lowest weekly level of initial state claims since the …
