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New US jobless claims for the week that ended Saturday totaled 965,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, signaling the labor market s rebound weakened through the end of the holiday season.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected a reading of 800,000 claims.
The data shows a sizable increase from the previous week s revised number of 784,000. The jump was the biggest since March.
Continuing claims, which track Americans receiving unemployment benefits, rose to 5.3 million for the week that ended January 2. That s above the consensus economist forecast of 5.3 million.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped last week as rising COVID-19 cases continued to cut into the labor market s recovery.
How it s performed in the rankings: First placed on the list in 2011 at #16 and has since been part of the top 50 on the list seven times. It placed #35 in the 2021 ranking, down from #14 the previous year.
Top selling points: According to previous reporting by Insider s Áine Cain who interviewed employees and reviewed what they had to say online, some employees enjoy the flexibility at work, friendly co-workers, and good benefits. Glassdoor reviews also mention the benefits and flexible schedules.
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What it does: Airline
How it s performed in the rankings: Has appeared about half the time in the past decade and typically places in at least the top 25. After not placing in the list last year, it moved up from #28 in the 2019 list to #7 in the latest 2021 list.
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To find the most in-demand jobs as we start a new year, LinkedIn examined its hiring data to find what kinds of occupations saw the most growth from April to October 2020 compared to 2019.
According to the report, many of these jobs saw an increase in response to the pandemic.
For instance, LinkedIn saw employment growth for nurses and in e-commerce in 2020, since more people were needed to fill online orders and more healthcare workers were needed to treat patients during the pandemic.
LinkedIn also saw an increase in experts in workplace diversity, such as diversity officers, in response to protests and companies trying to improve their diversity and inclusion efforts.