U.S. jobless claims fall to 712,000 as pace of layoffs eases
U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS declined to 712,000 las week. / AP FILE PHOTO TONY DEJAK WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for unemployment aid dropped by 42,000 from…
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R.I. weekly PUA filings continue to rise
PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE filings in Rhode Island totaled 5,302 last week. / AP FILE PHOTO/TONY DEJAK PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in the state totaled 5,302 last week, an increase from 4,817 one week prior, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said on Tuesday. The federally created and backed program covers those typically ineligible for unemployment benefits, including gig workers, contractors and small-business owners. The DLT said 37,352 individuals…
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