More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
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Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 27,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 4. Four-week average for claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, rose by 8,000 from the previous week to 215,000. Total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low.
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low.
More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low.Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 27,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 4, the most since mid-January, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally track the number of layoffs.
More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
By MATT OTTWASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low.Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 27,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 4, the most since mid-January, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally track the number of layoffs.The four-week average for claims, which evens out some of th…