having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged
Recent Examples on the WebEarlier this month, however, unemployment claims reported by the Department of Labor jumped to a nine-month high, with roughly 262,000 people filed initial jobless claims. Brian Bushard, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Initial jobless claims, the number of applications for state unemployment benefits, have risen this summer after hitting a half-century low in the spring. Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 Last week, however, initial jobless claims, a gauge of layoffs, rose to the highest level since November based on a four-week moving average. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 The prime-age to employment population ratio stagnated just below its pre-pandemic level in June, and US jobless claims rose to a eight-month high in July. Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 28 July 2022 Oregon paid more than 580,000 jobless claims that year, amounting to nearly $7.5 billion in benefits.oregonlive, 27 July 2022 On the other hand, data released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed that jobless claims stood at 235,000 last week, an increase of 4,000 from the week prior and the highest seen since mid-January. Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 July 2022 Weekly jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, have drifted higher in recent weeks, a sign that the labor market could be softening. Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 Extra federal help for the jobless will end next month as Connecticut’s unemployment rate falls and the labor force rebuilds from the worst of the business lockdown caused by COVID-19. Stephen Singer, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2021 See More