Jobless Claims Drop To Pandemic-Low 473,000

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Initial jobless claims for the first week of May set a new pandemic low of 473,000, according to Labor Department Data released Thursday.

Seasonally adjusted claims dropped 34,000 from the previous week’s revised figure, which was adjusted up to 507,000 from 498,000.

The figures are a balm after an unexpectedly poor showing in the April jobs report, which was released last Friday. That report showed just a quarter of the expected new jobs created and a slight uptick in the unemployment rate.

Read more at The Hill.

{Matzav.com}


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