FILE - A hiring sign is displayed outside of a Starbucks in Schaumburg, Ill., Friday, April 1, 2022. The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up slightly last week but the total number of Americans collecting benefits remained at its lowest level in more than five decades. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 1,000 to 203,000 for the week ending May 7, the Labor Department reported Thursday, May 12.
WASHINGTON — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits is at a 53-year low. The four-week average for claims, which smooths out some of the weekly volatility, rose 8,250 from the previous week to 199,500.
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That just means most people out of work no longer qualify for benefits
If you quit you don’t get unemployment.
Uh, is this another one of those things that isn't Biden's fault and he can't do a lot about?
Unemployment is going to be bad when this great depression hits because of poor democrat leadership and policies
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