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Unemployment Claims fell once again last week

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Miguel A. Rodriguez
Miguel A. Rodriguez
22 April 2021
The US labor market seems to step up its recovery process, according to latest official report

First-time jobless claims totaled 547,000, which was below the 607,000 estimated and a new low for the pandemic era. The progress made on vaccinating people - nearly 3 million doses administrated daily - contributed to the recovery.

Despite the continuous decline, and with states relaxing restrictions and looking to hire people, approximately 8 million Americans remain without a job due to the pandemic.

Following the news, markets pointed to a flat opening.

Sources: cnbc.com, forexfactory.com

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Miguel A. Rodriguez
Miguel A. Rodriguez
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Miguel worked for major financial institutions such as Banco Santander, and Banco Central-Hispano. He is a published author of currency trading books.