[ad_1] The numbers: New requests for U.S. unemployment benefits fell for the second week in a row to 238,000, as the record omicron wave receded and more people were able to go back to work. Initial jobless claims declined by 23,000 from a revised 261,000 in the prior week, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists […]
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[ad_1] The numbers: New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by 30,000 last week to 260,000, signaling that disruptions in the labor market tied to omicron are starting to fade. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast initial jobless claims to total a seasonally adjusted 265,000. New jobless claims have been unusually erratic in […]
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[ad_1] (WTTW News) Chicago Public Schools suddenly changed the way it publicly reports positive COVID-19 cases in its schools not due to any “ill intent,” but because some cases were possibly being reported multiple times and leading to inaccurate counts, city officials said Tuesday. CPS has been criticized in recent days for not telling students […]
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