Posted on May 21, 2021
Jobless claims set a pandemic low as GOP-led states move to slash unemployment benefits
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Some 444,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, chalking up another pandemic low as the labor market continues to recover and a cluster of state lawmakers threaten to slash benefits.
That's down 34,000 from the previous week's upwardly revised level, marking the third consecutive weekly decline in initial unemployment claims. Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, Michigan and Alabama saw some of the biggest drop-offs in filings. New Jersey, Washington and Oklahoma were among the only states with spikes in claims greater than 1,000.
That's down 34,000 from the previous week's upwardly revised level, marking the third consecutive weekly decline in initial unemployment claims. Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, Michigan and Alabama saw some of the biggest drop-offs in filings. New Jersey, Washington and Oklahoma were among the only states with spikes in claims greater than 1,000.
Jobless claims set a pandemic low as GOP-led states move to slash unemployment benefits
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This nation cannot afford the stupidity of the left. Democrats don't want people working, in spite of what they say, because a person getting hand outs will vote those that are doing the handing out. And votes equal power to the demorats and swamp dwellers.
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Someone has gotten it right. No more sitting on your butt at taxpayer expense.
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