Fraudulent Jobless Claims in Massachusetts Boosted Recent US Data
- Surge due to fraudulent attempts to get benefits: state
- Massachusetts accounted for half of US claims rise last week
Massachusetts saw a 6,375 increase in jobless claims.
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Fraudulent applications for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts have been behind a recent uptick in claims in the state, according to the local government.
The fraud has implications nationwide, because a surge in the state’s unemployment applications accounted for almost half of the total rise in initial jobless claims in the US last week.