The New Paper

April 23, 2021

547k people filed for unemployment in US (a 39k weekly decline)

547k people filed for unemployment in the US last week, declining by 39k from the prior week. The tally marks the lowest point since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, while remaining above pre-coronavirus levels.
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