US jobless claims drop sharply as government changes counting method
by Dominic Rushe from Economics | The Guardian on (#57PZS)
- Claims down to 881,000 from 1m the previous week
- Officials change data model to better reflect impact of Covid
The number of people filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week as the US labor department switched to a new method of counting weekly jobless claims figures.
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