GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | 3.7 million people collected unemployment benefits in the week

E is the correct answer

This is what statement means to say:

- 3.7 million people collected unemployment benefits in the week that ended November 17
- Week ending with November 17 is the most recent period for which figures (number of people who collected unemployment benefits) are available
- This number is greater by 60000

A are out as the statement after comma and starting after 'and' does not relate in any way grammatically to sentence before comma
B, C compares figures with week
D repeats
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