After increasing for several weeks, new unemployment claims drop
Of the claims filed, 42 percent were related to COVID-19.
There were 7,061 new unemployment claims filed last week, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. That’s down from 11,813 the previous week.
Of the claims filed between Nov. 22 and Nov. 28, some 2,958 were related to COVID-19, representing 42 percent of the claims filed.
- Alabama Department Of Labor
- COVID-19
- new unemployment claims
