In the week that ended on November 27, the anticipated number of applications was 222 thousand, which represents an increase of 28 thousand compared to the revised level of the previous seven days, said the report, published this Thursday by the DoL in its official website.
After the peak of 900 thousand at the beginning of January, weekly requests decreased more or less constantly in the following months. About two million Americans were receiving unemployment insurance for the week ending November 20, a decrease of 107,000 compared to the same preceding period.
Due to the shutdown caused by the pandemic, between March and April of last year, employers cut more than 22 million jobs.
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