Jobless claims likely held at a high level last week as the U.S. economic recovery navigates a surge in new coronavirus cases and tighter restrictions on businesses in some states.

Economists expect unemployment claims ticked down to 733,000 last week from 742,000 a week earlier. Worker filings for unemployment insurance are down sharply from a peak of nearly seven million in late March. But they remain higher than in any previous recession—the pre-pandemic peak was 695,000 in 1982—for records tracing back to 1967.

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