InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate US jobless claims dip but show recovery has long way to go By financialnews_rlv83x - December 31, 2020 0 51 Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the modest drop did little to dispel concerns that the U.S. job market and wider economy face an arduous recovery from the devastation inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.