WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of initial jobless claims in the United States last week totaled above 1 million mark for the second straight week, painting a gloomy outlook for the recovery of a labor market ravaged by the COVID-19 crisis.
In the week ending Aug. 22, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits decreased by 98,000 to reach 1 million, the Labor Department said in a report. It's the 22nd time in the past 23 weeks that the figure came in above 1 million.
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