Unemployment applications rise from a pandemic low, even as economy strengthens
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The number of Americans filing for first-time jobless benefits increased last week for the first time in two months, even as numbers remained near a pandemic low.
About 412,000 people filed for regular unemployment benefits in the week ended June 12, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. That's a jump of 37,000 from the previous week's level. Another 118,000 applications were filed for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance, a federal program for self-employed people and gig workers.More Related News