One-stop operator Vickie Gregorio with the Heartland Workforce Solutions talks to a jobseeker outside the workforce office in Omaha, Neb., as others seeking employment wait behind her. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped last week, in line with estimates, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Initial weekly jobless claims totaled 1.006 million for the period ending Aug. 22, bringing the total number of claims to 58.4 million, or 36.5% of the U.S. labor force, since coronavirus-related lockdowns began in March.
Economists surveyed by Refinitiv expected 1 million new claims.
Last week, the number of Americans filing for unemployment aid unexpectedly rose to 1.1 million.
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