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Layoffs still up as 803,000 seek unemployment benefits

Dec 23, 2020
Before the virus struck, applications typically numbered around 225,000 a week before shooting up to 6.9 million in early spring.
The job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outbreak sent the U.S. economy into recession and caused millions of layoffs.
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Unemployment claims up again, hitting nearly 900,000 last week

Dec 17, 2020
Nine months after the viral pandemic first paralyzed the economy, many employers are still slashing jobs.
A diner sits closed in Brooklyn on Dec. 9 in New York City.
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Unemployment claims hit highest mark since September

Dec 10, 2020
The 853,000 new applications are evidence that some companies are cutting more jobs as new virus cases spiral higher.
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Unemployment claims still elevated as COVID-19 cases escalate

Dec 3, 2020
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000.
Outdoor dining is closed at the Citadel Outlets in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 30, 2020, after Los Angeles County banned outdoor dining in an attempt to stem the latest surge in coronavirus cases.
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Unemployment recipients aren't getting support they're eligible for, report finds

Dec 1, 2020
In 29 of 41 states that reported data, people in receipt of pandemic assistance benefits were being paid below the federal poverty line.
Gig workers have received unemployment benefits many would not have been entitled to before pandemic assistance began.
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Unemployment claims increase as pandemic worsens

Nov 19, 2020
It's the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the economy.
At least 15 states have tightened curbs on businesses to try to slow infections.
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Unemployment claims, still high, fall to lowest level since March

Nov 12, 2020
The figures coincide with a sharp resurgence in confirmed viral infections to an all-time high above 120,000 a day.
The still-elevated number of unemployment benefits applications shows that eight months after the pandemic flattened the economy, many employers are still slashing jobs.
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751,000 seek unemployment aid; layoffs still up amid virus resurgence

Nov 5, 2020
Eight months after the pandemic flattened the economy, weekly jobless claims still point to a stream of layoffs.
A surge in viral cases and Congress’ failure so far to provide more aid for struggling individuals and businesses are threatening to deepen Americans’ economic pain.
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Unemployment claims fall to 751,000, lowest since March

Oct 29, 2020
But rising confirmed virus cases in nearly every state, along with a cutoff in federal aid, are threatening to weaken the economy.
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