Headline RoundupDecember 10th, 2020

Jobless Claims Rise to 853,000 Amid Resurgence of COVID-19

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment aid climbed last week to 853,000, as companies continued laying off employees and COVID-19 coronavirus cases rose. Before the coronavirus paralyzed the economy in March, weekly jobless claims typically numbered about 225,000.

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