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[ad_1] New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, a sign of improvement for the U.S. labor market. Weekly initial claims for jobless benefits fell… Read More »U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 787,000 Last Week
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[ad_1] When coronavirus cases began surging across the South this summer, the region seemed destined for the same economic setback the Northeast suffered during the… Read More »With Fewer Covid Restrictions, South’s Economy Outperforms Nation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Emergency pandemic relief doubled the savings of unemployed Americans over the spring and summer, but most of that cushion was depleted by the end… Read More »Pandemic Aid Swelled Savings of the Unemployed, Study Shows. Now They Are Running Low.
[ad_1] The number of new applications for unemployment benefits remained above pre-pandemic highs last week, as persistent layoffs hold back the economic recovery. Claims rose… Read More »U.S. Jobless Claims Rose to 898,000 Last Week
[ad_1] Donald Trump has presided over two economies during his time in office. In the first, which lasted until March, the economy reached historic milestones… Read More »Trump’s Economic Record Is Divided: Before Covid and After