Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Alabama rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.
New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 2,049 in the week ending November 21, up from 1,970 the week before, the Labor Department said.
U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 216,000 last week, down 6,000 claims from 222,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis…