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Jobless claims in Clark County take ‘two steps forward, one step back’

First-time filings for unemployment insurance rise, but continued claims decline

By Will Campbell, Columbian Associate Editor
Published: June 25, 2020, 6:29pm

Although initial unemployment insurance claims rose by 10 percent last week in Clark County, the number of continued claims dropped by 7 percent. Roughly 121 new people applied for unemployment in Clark County last week, and 1,100 people returned to work after a spell with unemployment insurance.

“There’s still some underlying ‘two steps forward, one step back,’ in the picture,” said Scott Bailey, the state’s regional economist for Southwest Washington.

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