222K Americans file for initial unemployment claims

Posted online December 3, 2021 | 7:50 am

The Labor Department reported 222,000 Americans filed for initial unemployment benefits last week.

Economists expected 240,000 filings.

The latest figure came in near pre-pandemic levels.

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