More than 2.1 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, the 10th straight week that jobless claims have been in […]
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‘Hundreds of millions’ in bogus jobless benefits paid out to imposters
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Impostors have used the stolen information of tens of thousands of people in Washington to fraudulently receive hundreds of millions of dollars […]
Initial jobless claims totaled 2.98 million last week, higher than expected
Around 2.98 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment claims last week, more than economist expectations of 2.7 million, and the eighth-straight week of numbers in […]
Another 3 million Americans filed jobless claims last week, bringing total to 33 million since coronavirus hit
Around 3 million more workers filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, down slightly from 3.8 million the previous week. More than […]
Jobless claims top 30 million as coronavirus continues to devastate economy
Around 3.8 million more workers filed for first-time employment benefits last week, bringing the national jobless total to a staggering 30 million — or around […]
U.S. jobless claims reach 26 million since coronavirus hit, wiping out all gains since 2008 recession
Another 4.4 million Americans filed for initial jobless claims last week, revealing that at least 26 million people have requested unemployment benefits since the outbreak […]
5 million more people filed jobless claims last week, bringing total to almost 22 million in one month
Around 5 million more people filed first-time unemployment claims last week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate the job market in every sector of […]
Markets tick up as investors balance mounting jobless claims and talk of reopening the economy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked upwards by a handful of points on Thursday morning, as investors weighed the new jobless claims total of 22 […]
Markets calmer, despite spike in jobless claims
Markets were calmer on Thursday, just two days before the New York Stock Exchange closes its main trading floor and converts to all-electronic trading due […]