The number of Americans seeking first time unemployment continues its historic climb.
The Labor Department reports 2.981 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week.
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- - the number of americans seeking- first time- unemployment continues its- historic climb .- the labor department reports- two-point-nine- - eight-one million people applie- for unemployment- benefits last week.
- while filings have eased- slightly over the last six- weeks, they have not come down- as fast as analysts were- projecting.
- last week's filings have put th- coronavirus crisis total to - 36-point-five million by far th- biggest job loss in u-s history- the four week moving average of- unemployment claims a measure - to smooth out volatility rose t- a little more than 19-point--
Protesters lined South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach on Friday demanding Palm Beach County reopen.
The Labor Department released the tally of the most recent jobless claims on Thursday.