The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and more businesses reopen. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that applications declined 34,000 from a revised 507,000 a week earlier. The number
US weekly jobless claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low
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