U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rise To 419,000

The Labor Department announced that 419,000 jobless claims were filed, marking an increase of 51,000 from the previous week, which had the lowest claims since the pandemic began. The total number of people on unemployment is slightly over 3.2 million.

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