The pandemic is far from over as infections are on the rise and millions of Americans remain unemployed.

At least 742,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.

That was a up from the week before and the first increase in unemployment claims since the week of Oct.10.

Meanwhile, 320,237 workers filed claims under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, which is designed to help those who aren’t usually eligible for jobless benefits, such as the self-employed. That number also rose …continued .
[Original Source: CNN]