US jobless claims fall to 473K as more GOP governors bar aid
A man walks out of a grocery store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, in this Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, file photo. (Tony Dejak/Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and more businesses reopen.
The decline — the fourth in the past five weeks — coincides with a rash of states led by Republican governors that have blamed expanded jobless benefits for a slowdown in hiring and are acting to cut off the additional aid...
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