Initial Unemployment Claims Plummet To Lowest Levels Since Start Of Pandemic For Californians In Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Sector

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David Robb Labor EditorEXCLUSIVE: The pace of initial unemployment claims for Californians previously working in the state’s arts, entertainment and recreation sector has slowed dramatically in recent weeks, falling for three consecutive weeks to the lowest levels since the coronavirus pandemic shut down venues across the state and the country in mid-March.The steady decline of initial claims in August also coincides with the termination of the $600-a-week federal unemployment benefit that ended at the end of July.According to data compiled by the state’s Employment Development Department, 5,876 Californians in the sector filed for jobless benefits for the week ending August 8; another 5,476 filed for the week ending August 15; and 5,208.