NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — New unemployment claims filed in Tennessee last week climbed by nearly 4,000 after four straight weeks of decline.
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported the latest numbers Thursday, saying 12,077 new claims were filed the week ending February 20, which is up from 8,116 new claims the week prior. The number of continued claims dropped for the fourth week in a row to 48,015.
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| WEEK | WEEK ENDING DATE | NEW CLAIMS | CONTINUED CLAIMS |
| 10 | March 14, 2020 | 2,702 | 16,342 |
| 11 | March 21 | 39,096 | 16,098 |
| 12 | March 28 | 94,492 | 34,570 |
| 13 | April 4 | 116,141 | 112,438 |
| 14 | April 11 | 74,772 | 199,910 |
| 15 | April 18 | 68,968 | 267,053 |
| 16 | April 25 | 43,792 | 324,543 |
| 17 | May 2 | 37,319 | 321,571 |
| 18 | May 9 | 29,308 | 325,095 |
| 19 | May 16 | 28,692 | 314,487 |
| 20 | May 23 | 26,041 | 310,126 |
| 21 | May 30 | 22,784 | 302,260 |
| 22 | June 6 | 21,417 | 292,234 |
| 23 | June 13 | 19,925 | 280,593 |
| 24 | June 20 | 21,155 | 266,596 |
| 25 | June 27 | 22,256 | 262,224 |
| 26 | July 4 | 25,843 | 256,645 |
| 27 | July 11 | 22,431 | 251,924 |
| 28 | July 18 | 25,794 | 243,405 |
| 29 | July 25 | 19,461 | 242,397 |
| 30 | August 1 | 11,690 | 224,093 |
| 31 | August 8 | 10,036 | 208,810 |
| 32 | August 15 | 13,806 | 204,726 |
| 33 | August 22 | 10,998 | 191,204 |
| 34 | August 29 | 12,035 | 184,781 |
| 35 | September 5 | 11,706 | 176,388 |
| 36 | September 12 | 10,771 | 163,791 |
| 37 | September 19 | 11,313 | 152,195 |
| 38 | September 26 | 9,802 | 138,727 |
| 39 | October 3 | 9,839 | 125,238 |
| 40 | October 10 | 10,145 | 90,507 |
| 41 | October 17 | 9,873 | 77,740 |
| 42 | October 24 | 7,770 | 70,982 |
| 43 | October 31 | 6,992 | 64,188 |
| 44 | November 7 | 7,221 | 58,298 |
| 45 | November 14 | 6,182 | 53,976 |
| 46 | November 21 | 6,873 | 51,624 |
| 47 | November 28 | 5,789 | 46,665 |
| 48 | December 5 | 6,886 | 46,404 |
| 49 | December 12 | 7,464 | 44,215 |
| 50 | December 19 | 7,411 | 43,482 |
| 51 | December 26 | 10,198 | 45,226 |
| 52 | January 2, 2021 | 16,554 | 51,816 |
| 01 | January 9 | 21,954 | 58,945 |
| 02 | January 16 | 18,237 | 49,270 |
| 03 | January 23 | 12,050 | 48,996 |
| 04 | January 30 | 11,497 | 54,280 |
| 05 | February 6 | 9,498 | 51,660 |
| 06 | February 13 | 8,116 | 49,964 |
| 07 | February 20 | 12,077 | 48,015 |
| New Claims Since March 15, 2020 | 1,074,383 |
Nationally, the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, to the lowest figure since late November.
Applications for benefits declined 111,000 from the previous week to a seasonally adjusted 730,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
What is the rebound?
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