[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] Jan 27, 2022, 11:31amUpdated 1h ago By: News 12 Staff Parents are speaking up about continued masks mandates, especially in the classroom, across the Hudson Valley. Dozens of parents spoke out at Wednesday’s school board meeting in Chappaqua urging the district to lay out a plan once masking is no longer required. COVID-19 numbers […]
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[ad_1] FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KGPE) – When the pandemic hit in 2020, unemployment rates took a dive, and businesses were forced to close. However, newly released unemployment rates for 2021 show a vast improvement. Experts say they’re excited about the progress we’ve made so far, and that the industries hardest hit by the pandemic are […]
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[ad_1] Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate went down to 17.09% Monday and hospitalizations are decreasing. The positivity rate was just below 20% on Friday and over 20% before that. Hospitalizations dropped by 38, bringing the total number to 1,857. Today’s COVID-19 update in Connecticut (since Friday): ➡️92,696 tests were administered and 15,844 came back positive (17.09% […]
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[ad_1] Below is a partial COVID-19 report (county only) for Jan. 14-16. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — COVID-19 cases remain high — a 3-day total of 12,701 — but have dropped below the record levels posted from Jan. 8-13. Weekend data from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services will not be available until Tuesday […]
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