ECONOMY

US initial jobless claims rose to 207,000 last week, remain near historic lows

Jordan Yadoo, Bloomberg News (TNS)
Posted 1/7/22

Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose last week, though remained near historic lows, as the labor market withstood the recent surge in Covid-19 cases.

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