Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since Beginning of Pandemic.br On April 15, the br Labor Department br revealed that weekly br jobless claims have br dropped by 200,000.br Roughly 576,000 Americans filed for unemployment br for the first time in the week ending April 10. .br The previous week's revised total was 769,000.br Continuing claims for the week ending br April 3 were at 3.73 million.br Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications, br meant to help contractors, gig workers and br freelancers, also fell from 152,419 to 131,975.br Economists expect the downward trend br in first-time claims to continue.br We may still see volatility in the weeks ahead.