U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to one-month low amid COVID-19 spikes


WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The number of initial jobless claims in the United States fell to 787,000 last week, the lowest level in a month, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.

In the week ending Dec. 26, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits decreased by 19,000 from the previous week's upwardly revised level of 806,000, according to a report released by the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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