New unemployment claims dropped last week
Of the claims, 39 percent were related to COVID-19.
There were 5,506 new unemployment claims filed online or by phone last week, according to the Alabama Department of Labor.
Of those claims, 2,156 were related to COVID-19, representing 39 percent.
The number of new claims is down from 7,543 the previous week, of which 43 percent were COVID-19-related.
