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About half of the new claims are due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There were 11,615 new unemployment claims filed during the week of Jan. 17 to Jan. 23, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. Of those, 5,708 are estimated to be related to COVID-19, representing 49 percent.
The figure is down from 11,983 the previous week.
The preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched up to 2.9 percent from December's 2.8 percent.
“This job growth continues improving, and we know that Alabama’s employers are continuing to add jobs each and every month,” said Washington.
A variety of medical experts, including at UAB, have published statistics that show masks were an effective way to prevent the COVID-19 transmission.
Only three states have a higher disease frequency and mortality rate than Alabama, and just two states have a lower life expectancy.