The U.S. Department of Labor reported an increase in initial jobless claims in Massachusetts for the week ending Dec. 21. This represented an increase to 10,578 claims from 8,870 the previous week. On a national level, unemployment claims dropped to 219,000, a minor decrease of 1,000 claims from the prior week, according to seasonally adjusted figures. It was noted that Kentucky had the largest increase in weekly claims with a 64.9% rise, whereas West Virginia had the largest percentage drop in new claims, plunging by 29.1%. This information is based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s weekly unemployment insurance claims report.

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