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Detroit Free Press Michigan residents continued to file tens of thousands of new jobless claims last week, a troubling sign for the progress of the&nbsp;state's economic recovery.New claims dropped to 24,897&nbsp;in the week ending July 11,&nbsp;&nbsp;34,602&nbsp;the previous week, the U.S. Department of Labor&nbsp;reported Thursday.&nbsp;Nationally,&nbsp;new unemployment claims decreased slightly to 1.3&nbsp;million in the week ending July 11, down from 1.31 million the week prior.The number of new unemployment claims in Michigan had been declining consistently since hitting a peak in early April. That changed late last month when jobless claims nearly doubled from a week prior. Some of that increase can be attributed to a seasonal spike in claims that usually happens around the July 4 holiday when manufacturing plants shut down, but this year's increase outpaced prior years.States around the country are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases, including Michigan. Some have moved to close businesses that were allowed to reopen. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer thus far has paused Michigan's economic reopening, although she did order the halting of indoor service for nightclubs and other bars that mainly serve only alcohol.At a news conference Wednesday, Whitmer said the state&nbsp;is at a "turning point."If businesses have to keep their doors closed, furloughs could turn into layoffs. For businesses that reopened and have to shut down again, those employees may have to go back on unemployment benefits.The extra $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit ends at the end of the month, and claimants will only collect money from the state,&nbsp;which maxes out at $362 a week.&nbsp;That's unless Congress approves new legislation extending the extra benefit. That extra benefit kept the state's economy afloat, economists say, and workers who have no job to go back to could face severe hardship without the benefit."No worker who has lost their job should have to face financial ruin," said&nbsp;U.S. Rep.&nbsp;Debbie Dingell, D-12th District, on a conference call with reporters advocating for the extension of the $600 federal benefit Thursday. "It's absolutely critical we extend unemployment insurance."More:&nbsp;More:&nbsp;More:&nbsp;The unemployment rate in Michigan has improved, but it's still at the same level it was during the worst month of the 2009 recession.&nbsp;The unemployment rate fell to 14.8% in June,&nbsp;from&nbsp;21.3% in May, the state said Wednesday.Contact Adrienne Roberts: amroberts@freepress.com.

Detroit Free Press Michigan residents continued to file tens of thousands of new jobless claims last week, a troubling sign for the progress of the&nbsp;state's economic recovery.New claims dropped to 24,897&nbsp;in the week ending July 11,&nbsp;&nbsp;34,602&nbsp;the previous week, the U.S. Department of Labor&nbsp;reported Thursday.&nbsp;Nationally,&nbsp;new unemployment claims decreased slightly to 1.3&nbsp;million in the week ending July 11, down from 1.31 million the week prior.The number of new unemployment claims in Michigan had been declining consistently since hitting a peak in...

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