The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell again last week with numbers still at historically low levels.
A"now hiring" sign is posted in Garnet Valley, Pa., Monday, May 10, 2021. Applications for unemployment benefits inched down last week, Thursday, April 21, 2022, as the total number of Americans collecting aid fell to its lowest level in more than 50 years. –
The four-week average for claims, which evens out the weekly ups and downs, rose slightly to 179,750 from 177,500 the previous week. American workers are experiencing extraordinary job security two years after the coronavirus pandemic plunged the economy into a brief but devastating recession. Weekly applications for unemployment aid have been consistently below the pre-pandemic level of 225,000 for most of this year, even as the overall economy contracted.The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the U.S.
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