Meanwhile, states across the country also saw a massive surge of unemployment fraud cases of their own after the pandemic hit.

Before the pandemic, weekly unemployment filings averaged around 220,000. Reuters contributed to this report.

First-time applications for unemployment claims, which are a weathervane for the pace of layoffs, are back down to pre-pandemic levels.

Half of all unemployment spending may have been stolen, Hall told the publication.

This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 6.4 percent for California—which decreased from 7.5 percent in August—and 4.6 percent for the nation—down from August's 5.3 percent—during the same period.

SAN DIEGO—A San Diego woman, who used to be a contract employee with the state's unemployment insurance program, has been sentenced Dec. 15 to just over two years in prison for her role in a scheme to take pandemic unemployment aid funds.

The UK’s unemployment rate has dropped to the lowest level in 48 years, but experts say it could well be “the calm before the storm” and the economy may face a “much bumpier ride” ahead.

Economists had initially estimated that unemployment claims would decline by 21,000 to 265,000 for the week.

This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5 percent for California, which decreased from 5.4 percent in November, and 3.7 percent for the nation, which decreased from November's 3.9 percent, during the same period.

The unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent, from 4 percent in January, extending a sharp decline in joblessness to its lowest level since before the pandemic erupted two years ago.

The top 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates were all Republican-led, the BLS data showed.

North Carolina Democrats are part of a group calling for a reform of the state's unemployment system in the wake of federal pandemic unemployment benefits ending. Sen.

“One step policymakers should take now is ending the $300 weekly supplemental unemployment benefit.

All of Canada's Big Six banks beat earnings expectations last quarter as the economy overcame elevated unemployment and deep trade issues.

Porter also said that the unemployment rate had “not risen over the past year.”

The judge said "a preponderance of evidence” suggests that ending the unemployment payments prematurely could cause hardship and violate Indiana law.

Last month, Nebraska reported a new record-low unemployment rate in December, 1.7 percent, the lowest in the nation since data collection began in 1976.

This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.4 percent for California, which decreased from 6.1 percent in October. The nation's unadjusted unemployment rate dropped from 4.3 percent in October to 3.9 percent in November.

The data released Thursday also showed state unemployment rolls shrinking significantly earlier in October.

Food Banks Canada chief executive Kirstin Beardsley said in a media statement the outdated EI system is one of the greatest threats to Canada's resiliency as unemployment remains elevated and households struggle to keep up with the high cost of living

ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said it was the seventh consecutive month of the falling unemployment rate.

Statewide, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.3 percent in March, down from 8.5 percent in February, but also well above the 4.5 percent rate from March 2020.

In December, the U.S. economy added 199,000 new jobs with unemployment at 3.9 percent.

benefits, including freelancers and gig workers; Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), providing additional coverage beyond the regular 26 weeks most states provide; and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC)—the $300 weekly

The number of U.S. workers filing for unemployment fell to near a pandemic-era low last week, in a sign of ongoing labor market recovery.

In May, the U.S. unemployment rate stood at 3.6 percent.

President Vladimir Putin is claiming that Russia has survived widespread international economic sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but he admitted that the country will see rising inflation and unemployment in the future.

Pennsylvania now requires individuals filing for unemployment compensation to prove their identity before receiving payments.

Statistics Canada says the economy added 337,000 jobs in February, more than offsetting the loss of 200,000 jobs in January as the unemployment rate fell below pre-pandemic levels.

“Global unemployment is expected to remain above pre-COVID-19 levels until at least 2023. The 2022 level is estimated at 207 million, compared to 186 million in 2019.”