US weekly unemployment claims rise to 1.4m after four months of decline
by Dominic Rushe in New York from Economics | The Guardian on (#562CB)
Figures come as Congress debates an extension to the $600 weekly lifeline for those on unemployment benefits
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week rose again last week after four months of falls, as the surge in coronavirus cases led states, including California and Texas, to pause the reopening of businesses shuttered to slow the coronavirus's spread.
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