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Fewer Americans are applying for unemployment benefits as layoffs ease

Fewer Americans are applying for unemployment benefits as layoffs ease By Irina Ivanova Jobless claims drop to 490,000 The number of U.S. workers filing for jobless aid fell to another pandemic-era low last week, a sign the economy continues to strengthen. Some 498,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department said. That s a drop of 92,000 from the prior week and the lowest weekly number since March 14, 2020. Another 101,000 people applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), a federal program for self-employed and gig workers. The good news is coming from all sides, with both regular initial claims and PUA initial claims declining. Both are now at their respective lows since the start of the pandemic, AnnElizabeth Konkel, economist at the Indeed Hiring Lab, said in a report.

Weekly unemployment claims in Pennsylvania declined last week

Weekly unemployment claims in Kentucky declined last week

Adrienne Roberts and Kristi Tanner Detroit Free Press New weekly unemployment claims in Kentucky declined last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New claims, a proxy for layoffs, dropped to 5,931 in the week ending April 17, down from 5,999 the week before, the labor department said. Last year at this time, there were 103,981 new claims in Kentucky as businesses laid off and furloughed their employees in the early days of the pandemic. U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 547,000 last week, down 39,000 claims from 586,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. New claims have dropped to their lowest level since before the pandemic, a positive sign for the country s economic recovery. Last Thursday s report also showed U.S. jobless claims dropping to their lowest level since before the pandemic, and economists expected jobless claims to creep back up last week. That didn t happen.

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