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National unemployment claims keep historically high pace, state numbers drop slightly

The labor department reports 17,527 initial state unemployment claims for the week ending July 4.

That is down from the 19,071 claims reported the previous week, but still historically high.

More from The Associated Press:

More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus. The persistently elevated level of layoffs are occurring as a spike in virus cases has forced six states to reverse their move to reopen businesses. Those six — Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan and Texas — make up one-third of the U.S. economy. Fifteen other states have suspended their re-openings. Collectively, the pullback has stalled a tentative recovery in the job market and is likely triggering additional layoffs.

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