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Weekly jobless claims post sharp drop to 310,000, another new pandemic low

September 9, 2021

Weekly jobless claims totaled 310,000 for the week ended Sept. 4, another fresh low for the pandemic era.
That was below the Dow Jones estimate of 335,000 and a decline from the previous week’s 345,000.
Continuing claims fell to 2.78 million, a drop of 22,000.