Initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 13 were unchanged from the prior week, coming in at 212,000, according to data from the U.S. Labor Department, while the unadjusted number of claims from states revealed that applications were down about 6,700.The states Newsweek looked at are closely contested by President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee former President Donald Trump.
'This is the great American comeback we have seen under President Biden: 15 million new jobs, unemployment under 4 percent for the longest stretch in 50 years, and rising wages.'Newsweek contacted the Trump campaign for comment via email on Thursday.The labor market in swing states has recovered from the economic crisis of the COVID era. In Arizona, the unemployment rate was at 4.1 percent, slightly lower than the national rate of 3.9 percent in February.
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