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Weekly employment claims increase unexpectedly, totaling 870,000

The number of first-time filers for unemployment benefits last week was slightly higher than expected as the sluggish recovery from the coronavirus epidemic in the labor market continues. The Labor Department reported Thursday that Sept. Initial job claims for the week ending on the 19th came in at 870,000. Economists …

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In a chart – August Gust 2020 here is where the jobs are

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in August as the federal government cut almost all major sectors for the 2020 census and increased retail employment. The Labor Department reported on Friday that payrolls in August rose 1.37 million from an estimate of 1.32 million by economists polled by …

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