By Doug Barrett
Jul 25, 2021 | 1:49 PM
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy. Jobless claims increased to 419,000 from 368,000 the previous week. The weekly number of first-time applications for benefits, which generally tracks layoffs, has fallen steadily since topping 900,000 in early January. Economists say the increase is most likely a blip caused by some one-time factors.
Grand Forks County posted a 4.3 percent unemployment rate in June. That compares to 3.6 percent in Cass and 3.8 percent in Burleigh. The June 2021 not seasonally adjusted jobless rate for North Dakota was 4.4 percent.