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US jobless claims climb over 850,000 as coronavirus situation worsens
The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of applications increased from 716,000 the previous week. Before the coronavirus paralyzed the economy in March, weekly jobless claims typically numbered only about 225,000.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 09:35 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
Employers added 1.4 million jobs, the Labor Department said Friday, down from 1.7 million in July. The US economy has recovered about half the 22 million jobs lost to the pandemic.
Updated on Sep 04, 2020 09:57 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh
US jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high
For months, the unemployed had also been receiving the $600 a week in federal jobless aid on top of their state benefit. But the federal payment has expired, and negotiations in Congress to extend that benefit, likely at a lower level of payment, have collapsed in rancor.
Updated on Aug 13, 2020 07:48 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
US adds 1.8 million jobs in July, unemployment rate falls to 10.2%: Govt
The unemployment rate fell to 10.2 percent from 11.1 percent in June, still slightly worse than the depth of the global financial crisis in October 2009.
Published on Aug 07, 2020 06:18 PM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse
US jobless claims dip in latest week to 1.19 million: Govt
However, the four-week average for initial unemployment claims was barely changed at 1.33 million in the week ended August 1, the report said.
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 06:51 PM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi