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FOX Business’ Madison Alworth discusses red states like Texas, Arizona, Idaho, and Utah recovering all jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits declined last week, as a nationwide surge of COVID-19 driven by the highly contagious omicron variant began to fade.
DECEMBER INFLATION BREAKDOWN: WHERE ARE PRICE INCREASES HITTING AMERICANS THE HARDEST?
Figures released Thursday by the Labor Department show that applications for the week ended Jan. 29 fell to 238,000 from a revised 260,000 a week earlier, beating the 245,000 forecast by Refinitiv analysts.
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