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Continuing unemployment claims climb, but it’s not nervous time
“Every employment insurance agency, if you ask them, will say it’s, you know, their busiest month,” said Michele Evermore at ...
US jobless claims rise slightly but recurring applications surge
Continuing claims, a proxy for people who are already receiving benefits and still can’t find a job, jumped to 1.9 million in the week ended Jan. 11, the highest since November 2021, according to ...
Number of Unemployed Claimants Hits 1.9M, Most Since Nov 2021
The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to 1.9 million last week, the highest level since November 2021, according to data released by the Labor Department on Thursday. This ...
U.S. Jobless Claims Show Limited Fire Impact
U.S. initial jobless claims were higher last week, but the increase wasn’t as drastic as economist Thomas Simons of Jefferies had been expecting.
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Georgia Jobs Soar Toward 5 Million As Unemployment Holds Steady At 3.7%
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia's December unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.7 percent in November. The unemployment rate was ...
U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Last Week
More Americans filed for initial jobless benefits last week, according to the Department of Labor. The week through Jan 18. brought 223,000 initial jobless claims, compared with 217,000 a week earlier ...