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New unemployment claims decreased last week

Fewer people joined the unemployment rolls last week compared to the week before.

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There were 7,964 new unemployment claims filed in Alabama last week, down from 8,581 filed the previous week, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. 

Of the claims filed between Oct. 11 and Oct. 17, there were 4,032 related to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s 51 percent, compared to 36 percent the previous week.

Micah Danney is a former reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter.

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