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Business · WashingtonApplications for unemployment benefits fell by 8,000 to 210,000 for the week ending May 21. The four-week average for claims, which smooths out some of the weekly volatility, ticked up from the previous week to 206,750. American workers are enjoying historically strong job security two years after the coronavirus pandemic.See the Story
Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
65% Center coverage: 26 sources
US & CanadaGov. Mike DeWine ended Ohio's participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program. At issue is a weekly $300 federal payment for Ohioans to offset the economic impact of the pandemic. The federal government ended that program Sept. 6, but DeWin stopped the payments June 26, 2021.See the Story
Ohio Supreme Court hears case on termination of $300 unemployment payments
Coverage: 6 sources
Unemployment · PortoThe “creation of increases under the “Interior Employment +” program was also approved for situations in which there is a worker who terminates employment due to the need to change residence in order to accompany the spouse or partner of the family memberSee the Story
Unemployment benefit extended to victims of domestic violence
Unemployment · Des MoinesThe number of people filing for unemployment for the first time rose slightly last week in Iowa. Over 1,300 people filed for initial benefits last week. That's 57 more than the week before. People filing for continued benefits continued to drop. Those numbers have dropped fairly steadily since January.See the Story
Unemployment claims fall slightly as job recovery continues
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
BusinessNew U.S. jobless claims fell by 8,000 last week to 210,000, signaling that layoffs remain extremely low. Applications for unemployment benefits had risen to a four-month high of 218,000 in the prior week. California and Kentucky has largely been responsible for the increase in new unemployment filings two weeks ago.See the Story
U.S. New unemployment insurance claims decreased to 210,000, suggesting continued tight labor market
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
Unemployment · Branch CountyBranch County’s unemployment rate in April went down a tenth of a percent from the previous month to three-point-six percent. The report showed Branch County had the 12th lowest unemployment rate among Michigan's 83 counties. March unemployment rates also went down slightly in neighboring counties.See the Story
Branch County April unemployment drops slightly to 3.6 percent, 12th lowest in Michigan
StateLIMA — Unemployment numbers dropped throughout the region according to numbers supplied by the state of Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services.Allen County dropped to 3.6% in April from 4.1% in March, the highest unemployment rate in the area just above the 3.4% in Hardin County.Hancock County achieved the biggest drop falling to 2.5 % from a high for March of 3.4 %. The second largest drop of .See the Story
Local unemployment numbers fell in April
Unemployment metro Atlanta added 10,900 jobs last month, slightly better than the average pre-pandemic April. The metro Atlanta unemployment rate dropped from an already-scanty 3.2% to an all-time low of 2.4%. That represents 77,387 people in the region in the hunt for a job.See the Story
As Atlanta hiring grows, churning labor market offers workers choices
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
US & Canada · ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says there was a decrease in the number of initial unemployment insurance claims filed in the state last week.From May 15-21, SCDEW says 1,648 South Carolinians filed first time unemployment insurance claims, a decrease from the 1,765 initial claims reported the previous week.SCDEW says 5,922 claimants were paid an average benefit of $279.95.See the Story
SCDEW: Decrease in first time unemployment insurance claims in SC last week - ABC Columbia
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