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As the Trump administration continues its immigration enforcement blitz in the Chicago area, new census data show the city’s immigrant population is at its highest point in nearly two decades. An ...

The numbers: Initial jobless claims rose by 27,000 to 263,000 in the week that ended Sept. 6, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the highest level since October 2021. Economists polled by the ...

Jobless claim applications surged last week, reaching their highest point in four years. The number of people in the United States who filed for unemployment in the week ending Sept. 6 rose by 27,000 ...