Unemployment number for beginning of December

712,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week.

That's 75,000 fewer than the previous week.

WEEK.THAT'S 75-THOUSAND FEWER THANTHE PREVIOUS WEEK.THESE NEW NUMBERS WERE JUSTANNOUNCED BY THE LABORDEPARTMENT.THE HIGH PACE OF APPLICATIONSSHOWS THAT NEARLY NINE MONTHSAFTER THE PANDEMIC STRUCK, MANYEMPLOYERS ARE STILL SLASHINGJOBS.FINANCIAL RELIEF COULD BE ON