The torrent of Americans filing for unemployment insurance skyrocketed last week as more than 6.6 million new claims were filed, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That brings to 10 million the total Americans who filed over the past two weeks.
Economy
16th straight week of first-time unemployment filings totaling at least 1 million
***The filings do include the recent decision by a few governors and mayors to shutter their communities again to help curb the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. Those totals will appear next week. First-time applications MORE
Economy
Weekly jobless claims surge to their highest total since August
More winning: First-time claims for unemployment insurance jumped to 965,000 last week amid signs of a slowdown in hiring due to pandemic restrictions, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The total was worse than Wall Street MORE
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Weekly unemployment claims 2.44 million bringing total to 38.6 million
First-time filings for unemployment insurance totaled 2.44 million last week, about in line with economist estimates. That brings the total filings during the coronavirus pandemic to 38.6 million. However, the total has fallen for seven MORE