Weekly Jobless Claims Continue to Rise

​States reported that 245,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending April 15, an increase of 5,000 from last week’s revised level. First-time jobless claims had stayed low all through last year, before starting to rise again in February and March. About 1.86 million workers continue to claim unemployment benefits, the highest level since Nov. 2021.
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