Applications for jobless aid rose from 312,000 the week before, the Labor Department said Thursday. Unemployment aid applications jumped 4,000 in Louisiana, evidence that Hurricane Ida led to widespread job losses in that state. But Ida’s impact was limited: Applications for jobless aid fell slightly in Mississippi. The steady fall in weekly applications for unemployment benefits coincides with a scaling-back of aid for jobless Americans. An additional 2.7 million people who are receiving regular state unemployment aid lost a $300-a-week federal unemployment supplement last week.
