New Jobless Claims Rise

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 7:37am

“The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week to 861,000, evidence that layoffs remain painfully high despite a steady drop in the number of confirmed viral infections,” the AP reports. “The job market has stalled, with employers having added a mere 49,000 jobs in January after cutting workers in December.

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