New US jobless claims shot up by 181,000 last week: govt
By Nasheem in News
Updated 3 years ago
New applications for unemployment benefits rose sharply in the first week of 2021, with a surge of 181,000 -- the biggest increase since the coronavirus pandemic began in March, the Labor Department said on Thursday.The 965,000 new claims filed in the week ended January 9 was far worse than analysts...