473k people filed for unemployment in the US last week, declining by 34k from the prior week. The tally marks the lowest point since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak last March (but remains above pre-coronavirus levels).
Extra: Here’s the full report from the Labor Department and a graph of the data.
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