"Arrr! The scallywags claimin' unemployment booty be at a peak not seen in three tides, me hearty!"
2025-01-27
Ahoy mateys! The crew of the jobless ship be at a record high, with 223,000 scallywags seekin' treasure in the form of benefits! Aye, 1.9 million landlubbers be claimin' their booty, but fear not, we be far from the stormy seas of April 2020! Arrr!
Ahoy, me hearties! Gather 'round, fer I bring tidings from the landlubber shores where the scallywags be seekin' coin to fill their pockets! The count o' souls claimin' unemployment benefits be at a peak unseen fer more than three moons now. Aye, applications fer the cursed jobless booty have risen by a sprightly 6,000, makin’ the total a hefty 223,000 fer the week endin' on the 18th of January. Blimey, that be more than what the landlubber analysts had reckon'd!But wait, there’s more! The number o' poor souls munchin' on the unemployment stew climbed by a whopping 46,000, bringin' the total to 1.9 million fer the week o' January 11th. This be the largest haul since the dark days o' November 2021. Yarrr, it seems there be many a swab lookin' fer work, and the ship o' employment be sailin' slower than a tortoise in molasses!
Yet fret not, me mateys! Though the numbers be swellin’, they still be far from the monstrous heights reached in April 2020, when the world be feelin' more cursed than a shipwrecked sailor. So raise yer tankards and toast to the brave souls facin' the stormy seas of joblessness! Arrr!