The “drop” was also the result of US automakers not laying off workers during the summer as they have traditionally done in the past, reason being is they have already shaved their employment ranks to the bone.
This is all about politicans playing word games. 29,000 less people qualified for a extension during the week. The politicans interchange words when it suits their purpose. Did the government “actually “ say that these people had never filed a claim before? Fling a extension is considered a new claim( at least now it is). Did you know that the government declared 650,000 unemployed citizens as non- job seekers and are no longer considered unemploymed. This is the only way they are able to keep the “unemployment” rate below 10%.