US first-time jobless claims rise to nearly 900,000
The report may reflect tens of thousands of recent job cuts at airlines
15 October 2020 - 17:30
Washington — Applications for US state unemployment benefits unexpectedly jumped last week to the highest since August and Americans increasingly moved to longer-term jobless aid.
Both are troubling signs for a labour market whose recovery from the pandemic was already slowing...
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