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Number of Americans applying for unemployment currently dropping

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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to 576,000 last week.

It's a post-COVID low.

With the economy improving, layoffs are in decline.

Jobless claims have also dropped sharply since March last year.

But they remain high by historical standards.

Before the pandemic weekly applications typically remained below 220,000 a week.