<div class="html__StyledDiv-sc-18wgwvq-0 gKMRUh block-margin-bottom"><p>The number of people applying for unemployment help last week jumped to its highest point since September.</p> <p>853,000 made jobless claims.</p> <p>That number was 716,000 the week before.</p> <p>It’s a sign that companies are cutting more jobs as new cases skyrocket.</p> <p>Before the pandemic, weekly jobless claims were usually around 225,000.</p> <p><!-- start AP embed --></p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" id="datawrapper-chart-VbDgI" style="border: none;" title="Initial unemployment claims" src="https://interactives.ap.org/embeds/VbDgI/71/" width="100%" height="400" scrolling="no" aria-label="Interactive line chart"> © 2023 - 910 Media Group
