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Christopher S. Rugaber
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Fewer than 8,200 Coloradans filed for unemployment last week, sliver of 884,000 who did so nationwide
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the viral...

U.S. unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed, with employers adding the fewest jobs since the pandemic began.

A new $300 federal jobless benefit? Not likely for some.
The administration rolled out the new $300-a-week benefit, using money from a $44 billion disaster relief fund, after Congress and the White House failed to agree to extend the $600...

U.S. jobless claims jump back above 1 million, Colorado see most filings since June, in face of coronavirus
The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose to 1.1 million last week after two weeks of declines, evidence that many employers are still slashing jobs as the...

U.S. retail sales regain pre-virus pace but slowdown is likely
Americans increased their retail purchases by 1.2% in July, with solid gains in appliances and clothing, restoring sales to their level before the viral pandemic erupted in March.

U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high; another 15,000 file in Colorado
The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million last week for the first time since the pandemic intensified five months ago yet still remains at...

U.S. hiring slows in July as signs of lasting damage emerge
U.S. hiring slowed in July as the coronavirus outbreak worsened, and the government's jobs report offered signs Friday that the economic damage from the pandemic could last far longer than...

1.4 million seek unemployment aid — the first weekly increase since March
The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since the pandemic struck in March, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is...

Number of laid-off workers seeking jobless aid stuck at 1.3M
The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, an historically high level that indicates many companies are still cutting jobs as the viral...

AP FACT CHECK: Trump team’s false comfort on schools, coronavirus
President Donald Trump's aides are misrepresenting the record on kids and the coronavirus as they push for schools to reopen.