KEY POINTS Jobless claims last week totaled 3.17 million, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Though the numbers remain elevated, it’s the lowest total since shortly after the coronavirus was declared a pandemic. The seven-week running total is now 33.5 million. Unemployment rolls continued to swell in the U.S. last week, though jobless claims hit their lowest level since the economy went into lockdown made to battle the coronavirus pandemic. First-time filings for unemployment insurance hit 3.17 million last week, bringing the total to 33.5 million over the past seven weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The total was slightly higher...