Jobless claims fall to 881,000, but layoffs remain elevated

An employee of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security WIN Job Center in Pearl, Miss., left, assists a client fill out paperwork, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. The Labor Department reported unemployment numbers Thursday, Sept. 3. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) By PAUL WISEMAN | AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — The number of laid-off Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to roughly 880,000 last week, a sign of possible improvement but evidence that the viral pandemic keeps forcing many businesses to slash jobs. The latest figures, released Thursday by the Labor Department, suggest that nearly six months after the eruption of the coronavirus, the economy is still struggling to sustain a recovery and rebuild a job market that was devastated by ..

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