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Border communities have seen an uptick in migrant arrivals in recent weeks, according to officials. From Texas to California, communities along the southern border are dealing with an increase of migrants entering shelters, according to officials. In a statement provided to ABC affiliate KVIA on Monday, El Paso Strategic Communications Director Laura Cruz-Acosta said the region had seen a seven-day spike in encounters at the border, averaging over 1,200 per day. The city and its Office of Emergency Management (OEM) said to have housed more than 4,200 migrant s in hotels over the same time period. Another sign showing the region is dealing with an influx of migrant arrivals, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced in a statement on Friday the suspension of cargo processing at the Bridge of the Americas. Migrants wait for some food from an aid worker after gathering between the primary and secondary border fences between Mexico and the United States as they await processing by U.S i...

Applications for unemployment benefits fell significantly last week after it appeared claims had reached a modestly elevated level in recent weeks Applications for unemployment benefits fell significantly last week after claims appeared to stabilize at modestly elevated levels in recent weeks . U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 26,000 to 239,000 for the week ending June 24, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Economists were expecting the elevated claims numbers to continue above 260,000, where they had settled the past three weeks. The four-week moving average of claims , which evens out some of the weekly fluctuations, rose by 1,500 to 257,500. Jobless claims applications are seen as representative of the number of layoffs in a given week. Overall, 1.74 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended June 17, 19,000 fewer than the previous week. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/applications-for-jobless-benefits-in-the-u-s-retreat-after-thr...