Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Economy

After increasing for several weeks, new unemployment claims drop

Of the claims filed, 42 percent were related to COVID-19.

(STOCK)

There were 7,061 new unemployment claims filed last week, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. That’s down from 11,813 the previous week.

Of the claims filed between Nov. 22 and Nov. 28, some 2,958 were related to COVID-19, representing 42 percent of the claims filed.

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

Advertisement
Advertisement

More from APR

Opinion

A flawed COVID-19 rental assistance program, approved by Dale Strong, left thousands of Madison County residents, including the elderly, without aid.

News

The goal is to streamline the state’s workforce development efforts, in part by consolidating previously fragmented workforce programs.

Opinion

My message is simple and urgent: talk with your doctor now about a personal plan to get through flu, COVID-19, and RSV season safely.

Featured Opinion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump, HHS, Vaccines, Alabama politics, Public health, UAB, COVID-19, Conspiracy theories