New unemployment claims increased last week

Fifty-seven percent of the new claims were estimated to be related to the pandemic.

Published on March 12, 2021 at 10:07 am CST

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There were 13,592 new unemployment claims filed last week, according to the Alabama Department of Labor, up from 11,624 the previous week.

Of the new claims, 7,685 are estimated to be related to COVID-19, representing 57 percent. That compares to 48 percent of the previous week’s claims.

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

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most measures of labor market performance barely changed between May and June.

According to preliminary estimates, prices rose 3.4 percent in the last year and unemployment is at 3.9 percent.

The preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched up to 2.9 percent from December's 2.8 percent.

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