A man wearing a face mask walks past a "Now Hiring" sign in front of a store amid the coronavirus pandemic in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 14, 2020. (AFP Photo)
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US jobless claims drop to 787,000, but layoffs remain high

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COVID-19 relief pushes U.S. budget deficit to a record $3.1T

In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo, Juan Santos stocks shelves at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Bleak outlook without stimulus: More layoffs, anemic growth

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a shopper walks by one of several vacant retail spaces among the outlet shops in Freeport, Maine. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work, the government said Friday, Oct. 2, in the final jobs report before the voters decide whether to give President Donald Trump another term. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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A sign announces a coronavirus closure at a flower shop in Jay, Maine, Thursday, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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US layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid

FILE - In this March 26, 2020 file photo a man takes a photo of a sign advising that the Employment Development Department is closed due to coronavirus concerns, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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California unemployment agency does less with more

Passersby walk past a business storefront with store closing and sale signs, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Dedham, Mass. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, airlines, hotels and many other businesses six months after it first erupted. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Fraud, backlogs disrupt US unemployment benefit payments

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster removes his mask while speaking during a COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in West Columbia, S.C. As of Monday, McMaster says all businesses will be allowed to be open, as long as they adhere to social distancing and capacity limits. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
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South Carolina approves 2nd round of federal COVID-19 aid

Jani Tillery, 42, is an attorney at the Children’s Law Center in Washington who has been looking for homes since October. She’s made three offers since the end of November but lost to other bidders and she’s having a hard time finding homes in her price range of less than $200,000. (Andre Chung/for The Washington Post)
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Black Homebuyers Face Disproportionate Lack of Home Inventory and Mobility During Pandemic

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a help wanted sign hangs on the door of a Target store in Uniontown, Pa. Hundreds of thousands of Americans likely applied for unemployment benefits last week, a high level of job insecurity that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US

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