1.3 million Americans file new unemployment claims

Four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, an additional 1.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, according to U.S. Department of Labor data released Thursday. That's down 10,000 from the previous week but still significantly higher than pre-pandemic figures. Continued claims of workers who filed claims at least two weeks in a row were at 17.3 million for the week ending July 4. Continued claims lag a week behind the new weekly claims report.
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